Senate Republicans' plan addresses affordable-housing problem in Washington state 

Legislation focuses on increasing supply of housing to help reduce region’s homelessness

OLYMPIA — Senate Republicans announced Nov. 13 that they will introduce a package of bills in 2019 to address one of the main causes of Washington’s homelessness problem: the lack of affordable and available housing.

At a news conference held at Quixote Village, an Olympia-based community of 30 tiny cabins for the homeless, three Republican senators discussed their concerns about affordable housing and shared how the proposals would help reduce homelessness in the state.

“Homelessness continues to be a serious problem in Washington, and one of the key factors causing it is the lack of affordab...

 

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