Land-use Tradeoffs in the Housing Debate

By: Mike McClanahan,

Outlets: TVW

Published: October 22, 2026

Words: 475

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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In early October a bipartisan group of state legislators toured different construction sites around the Tri-Cities — an event organized by homebuilder and business organizations and pitched as an opportunity to see how state regulations affect the price and placement of new home construction.

Lt. Gov. Denny Heck, who has made Washington’s shortage of affordable housing a focus of his time in office, was among the elected officials who took the tour.

“The reality is …

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