The G3Wire- April 8, 2022 – Griffin Company

On Thursday, the Interim Finance Committee met and heard almost 200 work programs. The big-ticket item of the meeting was the approval to move $250 million from the ARPA general aid fund to the Nevada Housing Division. This is the first half of the $500 million that Governor Sisolak dedicated to the Home Means Nevada housing initiative in his State of the State address earlier this year. The plan is aimed at helping to lower the cost of housing, help people stay in their homes, create good-paying jobs, and will boost housing construction and homeownership opportunities. It will help seniors retrofit their homes, to lower their costs, improve their property, and stay where they want to be.

This is the single largest investment in housing in state history and complements other measures taken across State government, including that the Nevada Housing Division (NHD) recently earmarked $300.7 million – or 87% – of Nevada’s 2021 tax-exempt bonding authority has been set aside for development of affordable housing projects throughout the state.

Interim Finance Committee moves forward with funding for Governor Sisolak’s housing, broadband priorities; approves more Community Recovery

Updates from the Governor’s Office

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State Policy Reports Ranks Nevada’s Economy First In The Nation

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Federal Updates

Cortez Masto Statement on the Confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court

Cortez Masto: Bipartisan Measures Will Help Hold Putin Accountable, Aid Ukraine

Cortez Masto Announces $89 Million in Funding for Nevada Transportation Projects From the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Rosen Votes to Suspend Normal Trade Relations with Russia, Ban Russian Energy Imports

During Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing, Rosen Asks Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff About Providing More Lethal Aid to Ukraine

Rosen Named to Bipartisan Senate NATO Observe