Oregon Legislators have unveiled proposals to build more shelters, protect people who live in tents, and create paths to homeownership for tribal members and people who live in manufactured homes. For years, housing issues in the state legislature were considered more of an afterthought; issues to be tackled primarily at the local level. But in more recent history, the topic has taken center stage inside the state Capitol. OPB political reporter Lauren Dake fills us in.
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