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The ad uses a stock image tinted so as to darken the skin of one figure to make him look more sinister. The GOP denied any racist subtext.

Local housing advocates are speaking out ahead of a congressional hearing before the House Ways and Means Committee this Wednesday called "Nowhere to Live: Profits, Disinvestment, and the American Housing Crisis." Nevada is short almost 80,000 rental units for extremely low-income families, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition. Christine Hess, executive director of the nonprofit Nevada Housing Coalition, said that's the greatest shortage in the country for people making less than $25,000 a year. "In Nevada, we have over 400,000 renter household...

Not long after the Reagan administration's massive cuts to public housing and housing assistance, John Parvensky saw a need to help people facing homelessness. After 36 years leading the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, Parvensky has announced his retirement. He said the number of people experiencing homelessness has varied over the years, but the root causes remain. ...

A new law in Albuquerque will soon prohibit landlords from refusing to rent to people based on their source of income. The ordinance is designed to help low-income seniors, people with disabilities and those experiencing homelessness find safe and stable housing. Supporters of the new ordinance, set to take effect in September, say many of the city's most vulnerable residents have been turned away by landlords when they offer a Section 8 voucher or other public subsidy to pay rent. ...

The deferral is for 30 days, and will allow for more community involvement and research into housing discrimination