Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs just proved yet again how scrambled the politics of housing are.On Monday, the Democratic leader vetoed a bipartisan bill designed to cut red tape and lower the cost of housing.The Arizona Starter Homes Act, or HB 2570, would have prohibited cities with more than 70,000 residents from requiring minimum lot and home sizes for single-family houses, ended mandatory homeowners’ associations, and loosened requirements for how far a home needs to be from the street, among other measures.The bill was designed to encourage the construction of more affordable homes, as smaller lots and fewer regulations make the construction of starter homes easier — and cheaper — for developers.
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In remarks on Monday, the governor argued the bill was unproven and “too expansive.””We have no idea that this will …
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