Inslee keeps it simple in final State of the State this term

OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee pressed lawmakers Tuesday to show greater resolve in reducing the number of unsheltered people and to advance the fight against climate change by passing a clean fuel standard.

Inslee focused on those priorities in his State of the State address, a reflection of their importance to him and the political limits for one’s agenda in a 60-day legislative session in an election year.

Neither is a new challenge but in both cases the state’s past efforts aren’t making progress fast enough, he said.

Inslee is proposing to siphon $319 million from emergency reserves for a state-driven effort to cut in half the number of people living outside in the next two years. His blueprint requires cities and counties to pitch in with a goal of adding shelter beds and supportive housing, and increasing the availability of rental and other housing assistance.

https://www.heraldnet.com/news/inslee-keeps-it-simple-in-final-state-of-the-state-this-term/?utm_source=DAILY+HERALD&utm_campaign=c554ae05bc-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d81d073bb4-c554ae05bc-228635337