1. The Rent That Never Stops Rising

You work full time.
You pay your bills.
And then your rent jumps another $400.

In Nevada, many renters have few protections from dramatic rent increases or “no cause” lease terminations. Families are forced to choose between housing, medicine, groceries, or childcare.

The real horror story?
People doing everything right and still losing their homes.

2. The Monster Beneath the Utility Bill

It starts small.
Then summer hits.

Electric bills rise while corporations and data centers consume massive amounts of energy across Nevada. Meanwhile, seniors and working families are left wondering if they can afford to keep the AC on during dangerous heat.

The scariest part?
Extreme heat in Nevada is not just uncomfortable. It can be deadly.

3. The Silence at the Ballot Box

Nevada has one of the largest groups of unaffiliated voters in the country.

But during closed primaries, many voters are shut out of helping decide who advances to the general election.

A democracy where people feel unheard?
That’s a horror story for all of us.

4. The Empty Grocery Cart

Thousands of Nevada families rely on SNAP and food assistance programs to survive.

Yet benefit cuts, rising food costs, and economic uncertainty continue to leave parents skipping meals so their children can eat.

No child should go hungry in one of the wealthiest nations on earth.

5. The Neighbor We Learned to Fear

Politics today often teaches us to fear one another:
Immigrants.
Poor people.
People who vote differently.
People who look different.

But democracy cannot survive when neighbors become enemies.

As people of faith, we are called to resist fear, uphold human dignity, and seek the common good together.

At Lutheran Engagement and Advocacy in Nevada (LEAN), we believe faith calls us not into fear, but into hope, justice, and public life together.

This Election season, let’s confront the real horror stories facing Nevada, and work towards A better Nevada.