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Carbon Tax Fight Looms Over Health Care Bills In Upcoming Session

Jan 17, 2020
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THE RIVER DISTRICT NAVIGATION CENTER WILL BEGIN SERVING CHRONICALLY HOMELESS PEOPLE IN EARLY SEPTEMBER. IT’S THE FIRST NEW SHELTER BUILT BY PORTLAND’S BUSINESS COMMUNITY.

Multnomah County Seeing Spike In People Experiencing Chronic Homelessness

Nov 14, 2019

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A vigil for people experiencing homelessness who died in 2018 at the Street Roots office in Old Town. | COURTESY MULTNOMAH COUNTY/DOMICILE UNKNOWN

Death Toll Rises Among Homeless In Multnomah County

Oct 16, 2019
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OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY

Briefly: OHSU Students Hold Free One-Day Clinic

The event will take place at Pioneer Courthouse Square between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday.

Nov 2, 2018

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Dozens Die On Streets In Portland Area

Multnomah County's latest count of homeless deaths shows that 79 people died in 2017, one fewer than the year before.

Oct 30, 2018

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Briefly: Feds Give Outside In $2.5 Million For Mental Health Program

The money will be used to help young adults who are homeless.

Sep 19, 2018

Conditions Improve for Multnomah Inmates With Mental Illness

May 11, 2018

Part I: Our Frozen Dead: Hypothermic ‘Domicile Unknown’ Deaths

A growing number of deaths the Multnomah County Medical Examiner’s Office investigates are among people experiencing homelessness.

Mar 20, 2018

Hospitals Step In To Help House The Homeless. Will It Make A Difference?

In Oregon, five hospital systems plus CareOregon invested in a $21.5 million project last year to build nearly 400 units for homeless people.

Oct 25, 2017

House Votes to Give Homeless a Path to Free Birth Certificates

The House passed a bill that will allow the state records division to stop charging homeless people for their birth certificates. Three other bills go to Gov. Brown, protecting patients from surprise billing, putting DCO members on CCO boards and banning whip-its for minors.

Jun 14, 2017