The Las Vegas Review-Journal editorial board urged lawmakers to resist the temptation to impose rent control and instead focus on removing the zoning and regulatory barriers that make it more costly and difficult to address housing shortages. On rent control, the editorial board noted, “After St. Paul, Minnesota, voters approved a rent control law in 2022, investment in the local housing market cratered, leading local officials just five months later to soften the law’s more egregious restrictions.” – Las Vegas Review-Journal
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Las Vegas Review-Journal Editorial: “Democrats Need New Tune on Affordable Housing”
January 2, 2024