{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.rosen.senate.gov/2026/08/10/as-nevada-school-year-begins-rosen-working-to-lower-back-to-school-costs-keep-students-safe/", "As Nevada School Year Begins, Rosen Working to Lower Back-to-School Costs, Keep Students Safe", "2026-08-10", "2026", "2026-08", "Democrat", "Senate", "NV", "Jacky Rosen", "R000608", "www.rosen.senate.gov", "rosen", "https://www.rosen.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "LAS VEGAS, NV \u2013 As a new school year begins across Nevada, Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) is working to lower back-to-school costs for hardworking families and make sure kids are safe when going to school. Last week, she helped introduce the Back-to-School Supplies Affordability Act to repeal Donald Trump\u2019s tariffs on school supplies and provide some financial relief for families, teachers, schools, and local governments. According to a new study, the upcoming school year will cost families close to $4,000 per child, which is up more than $400 from last year.\n\nSenator Rosen is also bringing federal funding to Nevada to keep students safe. This year, she helped secure over $3.6 million in federal funding to support local road safety initiatives. These projects include the development of Vision Zero Safety Action Plans in the City of Henderson and Nye County, which will make the roads safer for students waiting for the bus and parents driving their kids to school.\n\n\u201cThe beginning of the new school year is such an exciting time for students, parents, and teachers across Nevada, but it can also bring stress to families trying to make ends meet,\u201d said Senator Rosen. \u201cParents just want their kids to be safe and have everything they need, and I\u2019m working in the Senate to deliver the support to make that possible. From lowering the costs of back-to-school supplies to investing in road safety, I\u2019ll continue working in the Senate to make sure students in Nevada are thriving.\u201d\n\nAccording to a new study, back-to-school costs nationally have increased as a result of Trump\u2019s reckless policies:\n\nBuying Classroom Supplies\n\nThe upcoming school year will cost families close to $4,000 a child \u2013 up more than $400 from last year.\n\nNearly half of parents nationwide said they were cutting back on household expenses to afford back-to-school shopping, or even taking on debt to afford school supplies.\n\nThe prices of paper products like notebooks, index cards, and tissues are up 20% or more from last year.\n\nThe company behind Sharpie, Paper Mate, Expo markers, and Elmer\u2019s glue repeatedly raised prices for consumers in the past year as it faced $174 million in tariff costs.\n\nPacking Lunch Boxes\n\nGrocery prices are up across the board, and a typical shopping cart of school lunch staples costs 10.9% more than last year.\n\nSome of the biggest price increases are seen in the costs of fresh blueberries (up 47.7%), loaves of sandwich bread (up 21.8%), apple juice (up 20%), and animal crackers (15.7%).\n\nEven the lunch box itself has gotten more expensive \u2013 the average price is up 26.8%.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-11T05:54:29Z", "2026-08-11T05:56:25Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.rosen.senate.gov/2026/08/10/as-nevada-school-year-begins-rosen-working-to-lower-back-to-school-costs-keep-students-safe/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6856550462543964, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}