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Ferguson administration seeks to protect homelessness investments amid $14 billion shortfall, regional rep says
Summary
Luke Jasmine III said Gov. Bob Ferguson recommended $4 billion in savings to the legislature and is seeking to protect homelessness and housing assistance; the state faces an estimated $14 billion budget deficit.
Gov. Bob Ferguson’s administration is asking the Legislature to consider roughly $4 billion in proposed savings while protecting homelessness and housing assistance, Luke Jasmine III told Spokane County Spotlight.
Jasmine, the governor’s Eastern Washington outreach representative, said Ferguson “recommended protecting all investments to address homelessness and housing assistance in the current biennium.” He framed homelessness and housing as a top constituent priority…
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