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HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania urgently needs to build more homes, Gov. Josh Shapiro said on Thursday as he unveiled a wide-ranging plan to tackle Pennsylvania’s housing shortage, expand protections for renters, and reduce homelessness.
In recent years, Pennsylvania has lagged almost every other state in adding new housing. At current rates, state officials estimate, Pennsylvania will be short 185,000 housing units by 2035…