Inslee signed a slate of bills to accelerate housing development and right historic wrongs.
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WA ?goes big? on housing in 2023
Gov. Jay Inslee signed a slate of housing-related legislation on May 8.
Gov. Jay Inslee signed a slate of housing-related legislation on May 8 to enable faster housing construction and right historic wrongs that excluded Washingtonians of color from property ownership.
From Vancouver to Bellingham and Pullman to La Push, the cost of housing has soared.?Gov. Jay Inslee urged lawmakers to ?go big? this session to meet the scale of the housing crisis. On Monday, the governor signed a slate of housing-related bills to clear obstacles to housing construction and right historic wrongs related to housing discrimination.
The bills streamline permitting, encourage smart urban density, standardize regulations, and address youth homelessness. Another bill addresses a history of racist real estate covenants that excluded Washingtonians of color from property ownership and caused intergenerational harm.
?The bills we?re signing today are blocks in a foundation that will help us build more, and smarter, housing,? said Inslee. ?The old white picket fence looks an awful lot like barbed wire for people priced out. But today we?re breaking barriers and helping Washingtonians find their way home.?
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