(Salem, OR) -- Governor Tina Kotek says her homelessness emergency order is working. She says rural communities have exceeded the goals she set two years ago. Kotek says more than 380 emergency shelter beds were created in rural areas which is more than three-times her goal. Over 860 families were rehoused. Senate Republican Leader Daniel Bonham says the state's homeless crisis is worse than when Kotek took office. He says there's been a 22-percent increase in chronic homelessness from 2023 to 2024.