Crosscut Now
May 25, 2023 - WA lawmakers’ ‘year of housing’
5/26/2023 | 1m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
WA lawmakers’ ‘year of housing’ could ease the affordability crisis.
The Legislature passed 10 laws and put $1 billion toward one of Washington’s most pressing problems: a statewide lack of accessible shelter.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Crosscut Now is a local public television program presented by Cascade PBS
Crosscut Now
May 25, 2023 - WA lawmakers’ ‘year of housing’
5/26/2023 | 1m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
The Legislature passed 10 laws and put $1 billion toward one of Washington’s most pressing problems: a statewide lack of accessible shelter.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
How to Watch Crosscut Now
Crosscut Now is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and Vizio.
Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(bright upbeat music) - I'm Paris Jackson in the Crosscut KCTS 9 Newsroom.
A giant leap forward for the housing crisis in Washington thanks to bipartisan support from the recent state legislative session.
To address the state's dire housing options and affordability dilemma, after years-long stalemates, Governor Jay Inslee signed 10 housing bills into law.
The financial management office says Inslee signed an ambitious $4 billion housing bond proposal.
Although falling flat, lawmakers did put 1 billion into new state budgets geared towards making homes more economical.
A middle housing bill would legalize the construction of duplexes and fourplexes in most neighborhoods and could add about 75,000 to 150,000 housing units over the next two decades, according to an analysis by the Puget Sound Regional Council.
Other notable housing bills include a new law to streamline permitting for new construction, and another addresses generations of systemic racism related to housing ownership.
I'm Paris Jackson, find nonprofit Northwest News every day on crosscut.com.
(bright upbeat music)
- News and Public Affairs
Top journalists deliver compelling original analysis of the hour's headlines.
- News and Public Affairs
FRONTLINE is investigative journalism that questions, explains and changes our world.
Support for PBS provided by:
Crosscut Now is a local public television program presented by Cascade PBS