Sightline Institute

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50 -- 50!!! -- housing bills are in the works right now in Olympia. Sightline's Dan Bertolet keeps track: https://www.sightline.org/2023/02/15/50-housing-bills-to-watch-in-olympia-right-now/
UPDATED: 50 Housing Bills to Watch in Olympia Right Now

Washington state leaders are considering dozens of bills across the critical policy pillars of supply, stability, and subsidy.

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The year is 1977. Bell bottoms reign, disco fever is high, the Blazers just won the NBA championship, and Oregon’s estimated 7,652 residential construction workers are building 33,000 new homes. That’s not far off from the 348,000 homes that Governor Kotek wants the state to add by 2030 to dig out of Oregon's housing shortages. https://www.sightline.org/2023/02/07/yes-oregon-there-is-a-way-to-build-enough-homes/
Yes, Oregon, There Is a Way to Build Enough Homes

The state has done it before—with more apartments and even a smaller construction workforce.

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