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Ron Wyden: “These restrictive zoning laws can hurt local economies--and what is even worse, they often amount to a back-door method…”

On the recordMarch 7, 2023
These restrictive zoning laws can hurt local economies--and what is even worse, they often amount to a back-door method of segregation.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden discusses the negative impact of restrictive zoning laws on local economies and segregation.

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