'Homes for Heroes' bill advancing in Olympia

(The Center Square) - One of the Republican-backed proposals for the 2025 Washington state legislative session that earned the endorsement of Gov. Bob Ferguson passed a House committee last week and is now awaiting review by the Capital Budget Committee. House Bill 1022 is called the "Homes for Heroes" program. Kennewick Republican Representative April Connors is the prime sponsor. “It is a down payment assistance program for law enforcement officers, health care workers, and social workers – those kind of folks that need help getting into our communities,” Connors said in a statement emailed to The Center Square by House Republicans.