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Bills Set To Address Housing And Homelessness Crisis

(Salem, OR) -- A package of bills to address Oregon's homelessness and affordable housing crisis is coming together in the legislature. The bills would fund the Governor's Homelessness State of Emergency with 130-million dollars. Twenty-seven-million dollars would address homeless issues in 25 rural counties. There would be funding for modular home production. Farmers could get grants to improve housing for agricultural workers. And, special loans would be available to build affordable housing. Democrats say the bill has bipartisan support and could be passed by mid-March.

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