6/1/2023 0 Comments Ends Here by M. Robinson![]() Washington state is setting aside money to help people who were hurt by racially restrictive real estate covenants - documents that were used to enforce segregation in the early- to mid-20th century. ![]() State seeks to repair harm caused by racially restrictive real estate covenants Lawmakers allocated over $1 billion dollars for the 2023-25 biennium for housing to help construction keep pace with the more than one million homes that are estimated to be needed in the state over the next 20 years. “But fundamentally we don’t have enough roofs for people to be under in the state of Washington,” the governor said. “And our Legislature - I’m happy to say - has gone big this year so people can go home.” The governor added that homelessness is a housing crisis while also noting that the behavioral health system needs to be improved as well. “This session our legislature needed to go big so people could go home,” Inslee said. ![]() ![]() ![]() Jay Inslee visited King County Monday afternoon to sign into law a large package of housing-related bills passed during the 2023 legislative session. Housing was a priority during 2023 session. ![]()
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