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As Arizona’s education doomsday clock continues ticking down, Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman served up a pointed State of Education speech to the Senate Education Committee yesterday detailing exactly how much money schools located in lawmakers’ districts stand to lose if lawmakers don’t lift the education spending cap. And honestly, it’s worth repeating those […]
Arizona legislators set to tackle the affordable housing crisis
SOURCE: https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2022/03/09/affordable-housing-crisis-whats-at-stake.html AUTHOR: Angela Gonzales
Is it time to override cities to solve our affordable housing woes?
City zoning and design standards are too stringent to allow the affordable housing we need, columnist Robert Robb says. Is it time to override them? SOURCE: https://www.azcentral.com/videos/opinion/op-ed/robertrobb/2022/02/15/time-override-cities-solve-our-affordable-housing-woes/6802477001/ AUTHOR: Robert Robb
Controversial Arizona bill to override city zoning rules, address NIMBYism tabled
Controversial Arizona legislation to address the housing shortage and not-in-my-backyard-ism by overriding most city zoning requirements has been tabled by one of its backers. House Bill 2674, which also would fund the state’s housing trust fund with $89 million, has been put on hold “indefinitely” so backers can talk to more groups affected by it, […]
As Rents Soar, States Take Aim at Local Zoning Rules
A construction worker on a roof with a city and mountain skyline in the distance.A roofer works on a new home being built in Phoenix, one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States. In 2021, U.S. rents rose faster than they have in the past 20 years, prompting state lawmakers in some states to […]
The Daily Agenda: We’re naive enough to be optimistic
The Arizona Legislature could, maybe, finally act on Arizona’s affordable housing crisis with a bipartisan compromise bill from Arizona Reps. Steve Kaiser and César Chávez that attempts to peel back some barriers to affordable housing. House Bill 2674 declares housing affordability as a “matter of statewide concern,” which is legislative-speak for preempting local entities from […]
Bipartisan bill to promote affordable housing introduced in Arizona House
PHOENIX – Two Arizona legislators introduced a bipartisan bill Wednesday that would address the state’s housing crisis by increasing construction of affordable homes and providing aid to the homeless. House Bill 2674 would make it easier to build affordable homes more quickly by streamlining the building process and simplifying zoning laws, said state Reps. César […]
Az Democrats call on Republicans to support paid leave, affordable housing
Arizona Democrats urged their Republican colleagues to support legislation that would ensure paid family and medical leave and greater access to affordable housing at a Tuesday press conference in front of the state Capitol. Rep. Reginald Bolding, the Democratic House Minority Leader, called on the governor and republican lawmakers to invest in Arizonans. “Our state’s […]
How do we meet the demand for affordable housing if cities make it nearly impossible?
The bill preempting municipal zoning and design standards for homes and apartments was held in committee and probably isn’t going anywhere this session. However, the concept of zoning by right in the legislation (House Bill 2674) is intriguing. And arguably necessary if the supply of affordable housing in the Phoenix metro area is to be […]
New Arizona bill would override city zoning requirements to take on housing shortage
New Arizona legislation to address the housing shortage and not-in-my-backyard-ism would override most city zoning requirements with less stringent ones and fund the state’s housing trust with $89 million. The bipartisan bill, introduced Wednesday, would improve housing availability and affordability across the state, say the sponsors, Rep. Steve Kaiser, R-Phoenix, and Rep. César Chávez, D-Phoenix. […]
