Oregon's House speaker reflects on the session and what she sees as wins for housing, education and – yes – the environment The smoke is still clearing from the 80th Oregon State Legislative Assembly, but if there were any open wounds left from its c ...
12 Jul 2019 - Joanne Zuhl
The impact of homelessness is not just about the money, but being smarter about resources and training, according to PSU students’ academic report A year ago, two Master of Social Work students at Portland State University set out to answer a question: Ho ...
15 Mar 2019 - Joanne Zuhl
Rep. Keny-Guyer is considering a proposal to limit the mortgage interest deduction, whose dollars disproportionately benefit wealthy Oregonians State Rep. Alissa Keny-Guyer (D-Portland) said she will revisit Oregon’s largest and most popular housing subsi ...
17 Aug 2018 - Joanne Zuhl
The homeless-services nonprofit's pro-union employees say higher wages and raises are needed to retain staff and better serve clients Editor's note: This story was updated to reflect the results of the Outside In vote. Workers at Outside In, one ...
16 May 2018 - Joanne Zuhl
The lead author of an annual national housing report says the lack of political will to fund proven programs is leaving the most vulnerable Americans out in the cold One in 4 of the nation’s 44 million renter households suffers extreme poverty, making 30 ...
16 Mar 2018 - Joanne Zuhl
The city's utility discount program has long struggled to reach renters in multi-family buildings In 1995, Portland’s water bureau became one of the first in the nation to offer a low-income discount program to residents. It began with the goal of re ...
16 Feb 2018 - Joanne Zuhl
Rural Oregon is experiencing one of the worst housing crises of our lifetime Elizabeth Reyes grew up in Lincoln City. The small tourist town on the Oregon Coast is her home, where she works full time and spends her money, where her children go to school. ...
1 Dec 2017 - Joanne Zuhl
He publicly walked away from an adviser role for the Environmental Protection Agency, but he's still dedicated to smart housing and healthy communities As a civil engineer, Carlos Martín could expect to get a few “likes” now and again on his social m ...
2 Jun 2017 - Joanne Zuhl