He said the proposal spends less on housing than in previous years, though he acknowledged much of the boost in recent years has come from federal funds. Inslee said in a statement the Senate’s proposal would take the state backward on housing. Jay Inslee’s proposal to ask voters to borrow $4 billion to address the state’s housing crisis is getting pushback from Democrats in the state Senate who crafted an alternative bipartisan plan.Ī $7.9 billion capital budget proposal released Monday by Senate Democrats and approved unanimously for the full Senate on Friday does not include Inslee’s plan to send a referendum to voters to allow the state to borrow $4 billion to quickly build more housing.
