Oregon Democrats housing agenda sees long road ahead Tim Gruver, The Center Square © Provided by Washington Examiner
Oregon House Democrats have laid out a plan this session to spend $535 million on much needed housing, but advocates say a lot of work still lies ahead.
The spending package, comprised of 15 proposed bills, would be paid for with state and federal dollars along with some bonding measures. Its top priorities include expediting the construction of homeless shelters statewide to the tune of $45 million and restricting local governments from passing sweeping bans on homeless camps on public lands. Another bill would take $10 million out of the general fund to fund mobile mental health crisis units for homeless individuals based on a 30-year-old program in Eugene.
Oregon Democrats housing agenda sees long road ahead
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