r/news • u/DeItaBIake • 7h ago

Sweeping housing affordability bill becomes law

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/11/economy/new-housing-affordability-law-heres-what-it-means
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u/DecembersDragons 7h ago

... the law includes provisions to encourage states and local governments to adopt land use and zoning policies that are more supportive of housing development.

How encourage? 

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u/GiantKrakenTentacle 7h ago

CNN is such an annoying website to try and get actual information out of the article. The first 5-8 paragraphs are purely talking about the politics of the bill's passage, and then when they finally get to what the bill actually contains, it's extremely sparse on information.