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State officials tell Senate housing is the central constraint on economic growth
Summary
Agency leaders told the Senate Economic Development, Housing & General Affairs committee that housing shortages are the single largest barrier to economic growth, outlined multiple programs to speed housing supply and asked the committee for policy and budget support ahead of the Jan. 29 committee-bill deadline.
Madam Chair convened the Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing & General Affairs on Jan. 7 to hear agency updates and to set priorities for the legislative session. Lindsay Curley, secretary of the Agency of Commerce and Community Development, and Alex Farrell, commissioner of the Department of Housing and Community Development, told senators that housing is the state’s primary constraint on economic growth and emphasized aligning housing investments with workforce and infrastructure needs.
"Housing is probably the single largest barrier impeding our economic growth objectives," Lindsay Curley…
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