Blue state's $143 million homeless program got less than a thousand people housed. Now governor wants more
'You can’t do this with zero dollars': Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says state needs more money to clear roadside homeless camps
Hannah Ray Lambert By Hannah Ray Lambert Fox News
Published September 14, 2023 4:30pm EDT
An initiative to remove homeless camps from roadways needs more money to continue next year, according to Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, after burning through $143 million in a little over a year.
"You can’t do this with zero dollars," Inslee, a Democrat, told KOMO News. "We’ll need the legislature in January to step up to increase funding so we can continue the progress we’re making."
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Inslee's statewide Rights-of-Way Safety Initiative began in June 2022 with the goal of removing homeless camps from state property near roads and offering housing to the people living in the camps.
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