NEVADA: The Economic and Policy Impact of Project 2025

By whatisproject2025
October 3, 2024

Project 2025 threatens Nevada families with higher taxes, job cuts in education, increased student loan payments, and reduced Medicaid coverage for thousands.

Project 2025, spearheaded by the Heritage Foundation alongside former Trump administration officials and MAGA allies, represents a bold initiative aiming to reshape the federal government. This plan seeks to centralize executive power and install a network of loyal personnel across key agencies.

For families in Nevada, the potential impacts are vast, touching critical areas such as veterans’ services, women’s health, environmental protections, justice and voting rights, and education. If implemented, it could significantly alter the support systems that many rely on, sparking widespread concern about the future of government services and resources.

Here are some specific impacts that Nevada families might experience if Project 2025 is enacted:

A typical family of four will see a tax increase of $2,562 per year and increase of annual energy costs by $460/year over the next 10 years.
Limits and caps proposed on Medicaid benefits could cause 92,800 Medicaid enrollees to lose coverage and would raise the costs of prescription drugs for up to 143,020 people.
Ending Title I would lead to the loss of 1,970 teaching positions, which serve 41,368 students in Nevada.
By replacing Student Loan income-driven repayment plans with a “one-size-fits-all” program, Project 2025 will increase payments for more than 59,400 borrowers in Nevada by $2,700 to $4,100 per year.
Eliminating Head Start will remove no-cost child care and other services for approximately 3,132 low-income children.
426,000 women in Nevada would lose guaranteed access to free emergency contraception.
Veterans in Nevada would have longer wait times, reduced access to care and lower quality of services if Project 2025 eliminates funding for the VA. Nevada is home to more than 205,000 veterans.
Nevada has almost 13,620 federal civilian employees whose jobs could be at risk if plans to replace civil service jobs with political appointees are enacted. The federal government is the largest employer of veterans in the country, with approximately one in four federal employees being veterans.
Eliminating the investments in manufacturing and clean energy jobs would result in a loss of nearly 4,800 jobs over the next 10 years in Nevada.