Is Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) just a carbon copy of Vice President Kamala Harris? Is Sam Brown just Donald Trump reincarnated? The Nevada Senate campaigns (and supportive outside groups) are each spending millions of dollars to try to get voters to think of their opponent in the same breath as their party leader. Each candidate has tried to brand the other with the moniker of their party leaders — Rosen rarely mentions Brown without adding the “MAGA extremist” label, while Brown has sought to portray Rosen as a rubber stamp for Biden, and now Harris’, economic agenda.

Jews are running in some of the most pivotal, too-close-to-call races in the nation this election season. Here are four contests — two Senate, one House and one governor’s race — plus a bonus contest where the Jewish Democrat in the last election nearly ousted one of the most provocative Republicans in Congress.

For the more than 40 years he has lived in Nevada, Jose Solorio says political campaigns have never been quite able to truly crack the state’s Latino community. The 65-year-old lobbyist and community advocate is not the first to emphasize the well-worn bit of political wisdom that the Latino community is not a monolith, with voting behaviors differing greatly by their immigration experience, age and Spanish proficiency. But after all these years and close elections, he says political parties are still grappling with this dynamic.

On Sept. 4, the Lincy Institute hosted a community forum detailing the health and economic benefits of a stand-alone children’s hospital in Southern Nevada. Today, Las Vegas is the only metropolitan region in the nation with over 2 million people that is missing such a critical health care asset.

When Swarthmore, Pa., resident Scott Richardson first voted in a U.S. presidential election, it was for Democrat Jimmy Carter in 1976. Richardson cast his ballot for Republican Donald Trump in 2016. But after being disillusioned by Trump’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Richardson chose Democrat Joe Biden in the 2020 election.

Voters say they want lower grocery prices and a more affordable cost of living. Where do schools fall on their wish list? It depends on who you ask.

Juan José Nevárez and his wife, Graciela, moved to the U.S. nearly 40 years ago from Mexico looking for a better life. At one point, the couple owned two homes, renting one out as an investment property. Then the 2008-09 Great Recession hit and the value of their homes declined. After losing one income and the rate on their adjustable mortgage going up, the couple found themselves no longer able to make the mortgage payments. The couple said the banks were unforgiving and quickly foreclosed on both houses.

There’s no two ways about it: It’s getting more expensive to live in Nevada. From housing costs to car expenses to groceries, bills are going up, and Nevadans are having to expand their monthly budgets.