Purple Politics Nevada is KUNR’s weekly show about the 2023 Nevada Legislative Session. In this week’s episode, host Lucia Starbuck explores racist covenants in housing deeds in Washoe County and a short history lesson on why they exist. State lawmakers are considering a bill to allow discriminatory language to be removed.

Nevada lawmakers are considering a bill to potentially cancel fines for some misdemeanors committed by people experiencing homelessness. KUNR’s Lucia Starbuck spoke with the ACLU of Nevada’s policy manager Lily Baran to learn more.

The City of Reno has implemented daily walks to identify problems and solutions in the downtown area.

Reno City Council Ward 5 finalists discussed affordable housing during two meet and greets facilitated by the city this week. The seat was recently vacated by Neoma Jardon and an appointment for her replacement will be made on Wednesday.

A housing crunch in the West has some looking to public lands as a solution…and a place to live.

A "David and Goliath story" ends with residents of the Westside mobile home park in Durango, Colorado, keeping their homes, with a lot of help from their neighbors.

Home prices are skyrocketing faster than ever in Northern Nevada and beyond. Mike Wood is a longtime realtor in Reno-Sparks, and he spoke with KUNR business reporter Kaleb Roedel about why housing prices have spiked during the pandemic and how high he thinks they might rise.

Homelessness is a growing problem in Western cities. Some communities are setting up their own encampments.

Building new affordable housing takes time, but knocking it down can happen practically overnight.

Housing costs are rising fast in our region as economic development attracts new residents and supply chain problems cause building delays. But a federal program that helps low-income renters is falling short.