Today’s Capitol Ideas features a conversation with Rep. Davina Duerr of Bothell. Davina chairs the House Local Government Committee in Olympia, and that’s a key position in the state’s attempts to ease Washington’s housing crisis. We’ll talk about that an

Capitol Ideas: The Washington State House Democratic Caucus Podcast

Mar 20 2023 | 00:20:15

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Show Notes

Washington needs between 150,000 and 250,000 additional housing units of all kinds to fully solve its housing crisis over the next several years. That’s a tall order, and a number of bills aimed at the issue will go through the House Local Government Committee. The new chair of that committee is Rep. Davina Duerr of Bothell, in Washington’s 1st legislative district. Davina is an architect, and a former member of the Bothell City Council. She’s got ideas, and we’ll hear what some of them are today.

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