‘Jeopardy!’ champ Jamie Ding joins Gov. Sherrill to tout effort boosting affordable housing

Gov. Mikie Sherrill created a council and tasked state agencies with devising a plan to accelerate affordable housing development in NJ.

By: Dana DiFilippo

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: April 27, 2026

Words: 615

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Gov. Mikie Sherrill ordered state agencies Monday to work together to draft a strategy by the end of September to reduce New Jersey’s longstanding shortage of affordable housing.

Sherrill signed an executive order that tasks Kellie Doucette, the state’s chief operating officer, with creating a housing governing council to inventory vacant or underused state-owned properties where housing could be built, identify state rules and regulations that hinder affordable housing development and assistance, …

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