As Nov. election nears, housing, homelessness top issues in Nevada

Nevada’s nearly 100,000 low-income households often sacrifice food or health care to avoid being evicted from their homes, according ...     [DISAGREEMENT OVER MONEY AT ROOT OF SLUKA DECISION TO LEAVE UNLV FOOTBALL]( [Did UNLV coaches promise Matthew Sluka a six-figure payday for committing to the program? That appears to be the key issue at the center of Sluka’s shocking decision to leave the team just three games into a potentially historic season.]( [AS NOV. ELECTION NEARS, HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS TOP ISSUES IN NEVADA]( [Nevada’s nearly 100,000 low-income households often sacrifice food or health care to avoid being evicted from their homes, according to a 2024 report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition. The coalition found that Nevada was the worst state for poor residents seeking housing, saying it has only 14 affordable and available rental homes for every 100 extremely low-income renter households.]( [EDITORIAL: NATION DESPERATE FOR LEADERS TO ADDRESS GUN VIOLENCE EPIDEMIC]( []( often in America, public spaces feel like battlegrounds, where life can end in an instant. The senseless violence that shattered Birmingham, Ala., over the weekend is yet another painful reminder of this reality.]( [WHY UNLV SHOULD STAY IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST FOR NOW]( [Tony Sanchez’s desk inside the Lied Athletic Complex at UNLV had papers on top of papers this afternoon in the mid-to-late 2010s. One caught my eye. It was a report examining the university’s prospects to upgrade conference affiliations.]( [COLLEGE FOOTBALL BY THE ODDS: VEGAS PICKS AND PREVIEW OF WEEK 5]( [Bookmakers can be awfully sharp. Sometimes they just get it right. This column identifies plays weekly by pointing out where a point spread was or would have been previously and interpreting whether the movement or a team’s shifting perception is justified or not.](     MOST READ: [Peaking for the playoffs: Aces put their best basketball together as they begin a postseason quest for a third consecutive title](  [Pac-12 files a federal lawsuit against Mountain West over $43 million in 'poaching' penalties]( [Officer involved shooting of man with bat in Las Vegas detailed by Metro]( [Golden Knights newcomer Laczynski could get 2nd-line look in exhibition]( [Aces calm the Storm for sweep; New York comes next in second round](   [Facebook](  [X](     Greenspun Media Group | 2275 Corporate Circle Suite 300 | Henderson, NV 89074 US [Unsubscribe]( | [Update Profile]( | [Our Privacy Policy]( | [Constant Contact Data Notice](