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Conine stands at a podium with microphones facing him outdoors. There’s a golden Nevada state seal on the front of the podium. Ford, Yeager, and Aguilar stand behind Conine.

Nevada treasurer highlights Harris’ housing and economy proposals

Lucia Starbuck

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris released an 82-page economic plan last week. Nevada’s Democratic treasurer highlighted what this could mean locally, particularly for housing.

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Politics and Policy

Nevada introduces housing bills to limit application fees, background checks on criminal records

Lucia Starbuck

Purple Politics Nevada is KUNR’s weekly show about the 2023 Nevada Legislative Session. In this week’s episode, host Lucia Starbuck explores bills to help people find a place to live, including legislation to limit application fees for prospective tenants and background checks for people who have criminal records.

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Local Stories

KUNR Today: Nevada experiencing major unemployment claim backlog, median rent in Reno above $1,600

Lucretia Cunningham

Read or listen to the news headlines for Wednesday, April 20, 2022.

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Housing

Pilot program incentivizes long-term rentals in South Lake Tahoe

Gustavo Sagrero

A new pilot program aims to convert vacant vacation homes in South Lake Tahoe into long-term rentals for the local workforce.

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KUNR Today: Caldor Fire fully contained, Officials starting process of filling state Senate seat

Michelle Billman

Here are the local news headlines for the morning of Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021.Caldor Fire fully containedBy Noah GlickThe Caldor Fire, which sparked two…

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KUNR Today: Vacancy Rates Tighten As Demand Rises, Tribes Join Lawsuit Against Lithium Mine

Paul Boger

Here are your local news headlines for the morning of Friday, July 30, 2021.COVID-19 Spike In Hospitalizations, Deaths Prompt Tough New ActionBy Nate…

Rent Assistance Key To People Staying In Their Homes, Groups Say

Amanda Peacher

As employers continue to lay off workers at unprecedented levels, every state in the Mountain West has some kind of rent assistance program in place....

As Outdoor Recreation Drives Western Economies, It's Also Driving Up The Rent

Rae Ellen Bichell

Everyone knows that living in the Rockies can get expensive. Headwaters Economics wanted to know why. The non-profit published new research this week...

Local Stories

Rising Rents Problematic For Reno

Julia Ritchey

A new report shows rents in the Reno-Sparks area are the highest they've been in a decade. Data from a northern Nevada real estate consulting firm called…