The $815 million bill proposes the creation of a new state office that would address an estimated 1,700 homeless encampments on state-owned rights of way.
Over the last five years, Washington has tripled its spending with the intention of making an impact on homeless issues, but the governor admitted the problem has only become worse.
He said it’s time to urgently focus spending on encampments near highways to protect the people living there, as well as drivers.
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