Work underway to create new WA housing agency

By: Jake Goldstein-Street

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: April 13, 2026

Words: 719

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Washington boasts 221 housing-related programs across 30 state agencies.

But despite all of these initiatives, Lt. Gov. Denny Heck thinks the state is still going in the wrong direction developing affordable housing.

“We’re not doing a very good job at all, because the hole is getting deeper,” Heck said last week.

Heck is part of a group of elected officials, state agency staff, tribal members, local government advocates and developers tasked with devising …

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