It’s easy to feel bad for someone facing eviction. It’s much harder to craft policies that keep people in their homes without hurting future renters. By Las Vegas Review-Journal Editorial Board, … [Read more...] about EDITORIAL: Reduce housing costs to reduce evictions
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‘This has to change’: Culinary Union backs lottery to fund mental health
by Jessica Hill, Las Vegas Review-Journal, February 23, 2023 Las Vegas resident Ivan Lopez, 20, recalls how he benefited from therapy in high school and how he wishes there were greater access to … [Read more...] about ‘This has to change’: Culinary Union backs lottery to fund mental health
Limiting Gas Stations May Feel Good, but it’s Bad Policy
by Kevin Dietrich, Nevada Policy Research Institute,August 4, 2022 Failure to understand supply and demand may not be a requirement to serve in local government, but it doesn’t seem to hurt As … [Read more...] about Limiting Gas Stations May Feel Good, but it’s Bad Policy
Rent-control backers embrace blissful ignorance
Las Vegas Review-Journal Editorial Board, July 8, 2022 One would hope that those backing a new law would have some idea of its fiscal impact. That doesn’t appear to be the case with Culinary Union … [Read more...] about Rent-control backers embrace blissful ignorance
Despite decades of failure, rent control rises again
by Las Vegas Review Journal, May 27, 2022 Rent control is like a low-budget horror movie villain. It keeps coming back from the dead, no matter how many times it’s defeated by empirical and … [Read more...] about Despite decades of failure, rent control rises again