Nevada has a few Social Security offices at opposite sides of the state, with long drives required for many rural residents. An added challenge: Required appointments can be tough to make by phone ...

“A $2,000 rainy-day fund doesn’t go as far as it did in 1989, but that’s all the savings that people who rely on SSI benefits are allowed,” said U.S. Sen. Katherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada ...