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Lawmakers will take up bills to increase shelter funding, but won’t ban encampment sweeps

Por: Portland Press Herald Nation November 17, 2023

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Some homeless encampments, such as this one on Somerset Street in Portland, were cleared by the city earlier this month. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer Legislative leaders agreed Thursday to take up additional bills during the upcoming session aimed at tackling the growing homelessness crisis, including proposals to increase funding for shelter operations. But leaders unanimously rejected an appeal from a Bangor lawmaker looking to prohibit... + full article



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