State of Nevada Archives: on Welfare & Poverty
Adam Laxalt:
Develop new affordable housing without tax funding
Q: How to address affordable housing crisis?Adam Laxalt (R): Oppose spending state taxpayer dollars, but would make it easier for developers to build new housing.
Steve Sisolak (D): Adjust affordable housing incentives. Include density bonuses, fee reductions and expedited permitting process.
Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Nevada Governor race
Oct 9, 2018
Brian Sandoval:
$1.5M more for Meals-on-Wheels for seniors
I want to say a few words about what we're doing to aid our most valuable, and sometimes most vulnerable, citizens. My budget includes $11.5 million in new funding to expand the home and community based/frail elderly waiver, which helps seniors stay in
their homes with quality care.Also in my budget is $1.5 million in new funding for the successful Meals on Wheels program. Helping our senior citizens lead independent, meaningful and dignified lives needs to be a priority for all of us.
Source: 2017 State of the State address to Nevada Legislature
Jan 17, 2017
Steve Sisolak:
Expedited permitting for affordable housing
Q: How to address affordable housing crisis?Adam Laxalt (R): Oppose spending state taxpayer dollars, but would make it easier for developers to build new housing.
Steve Sisolak (D): Adjust affordable housing incentives. Include density bonuses, fee reductions and expedited permitting process.
Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Nevada Governor race
Oct 9, 2018
Jacky Rosen:
Increase federal funds for affordable housing
Economy : Decrease or increase government investment in, and regulation of, the economy?- Sam Brown (R): Decrease. "Congress has mortgaged America's future."
Proposed eliminating federal agencies with "a state counterpart," such as Depts of Education and Transportation. Opposed the 2021 infrastructure law. In 2022 proposed "painful" federal spending cuts.
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Jacky Rosen (D): Increase. Supports increasing federal funds for affordable housing. Voted to increase investment in semiconductor chip manufacturing in the US.
Voted for the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure law. Would "build an economy that levels the playing field for workers and small businesses."
Source: Guides.vote candidate survey on 2024 Nevada Senate race
Aug 8, 2024
Aaron Ford:
Family relied on food stamps & Medicaid early in life
Aaron Ford knows what it means to fight for a better life, because he's lived that struggle. Raised in a working-class family, he relied on food stamps, Medicaid, and public schools early in life to get ahead.
He went on to become a public school teacher, earn five degrees, and work his way up to lead Nevada's Senate and serve as Attorney General.
Source: 2026 Nevada Gubernatorial campaign website FordForNevada.com
Aug 5, 2025
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