Community Reinvestment Program self-dealing & lawmaker pushes transparency | Weekly Recap

A Washington lawmaker is renewing calls for spending transparency after a whistleblower exposed serious allegations of self-dealing within the state’s Community Reinvestment Program — a taxpayer-funded initiative meant to support minority homeownership and low-income households. The claims, uncovered through documents obtained by real estate agent Corey Orvold and reported by journalist Brandi Kruse, suggest the program may have been exploited for personal gain by those managing state grants and more