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Podcast: News For Reasonable People
Episode: Portland's Woke Disaster: How Progressive Policies Are Sinking the Entire Tri-County Economy!
Description: A new forecast from Metro shows that weakness in Multnomah County’s economy is slowing collections from the region’s homeless services tax—raising fresh questions about how stable funding for homelessness programs really is.In this video, we break down a recent Willamette Week report explaining why revenue from the Supportive Housing Services (SHS) tax is coming in lower than expected, how Multnomah County is lagging behind neighboring counties, and what that could mean for shelters, rent assistance, and other services in the Portland region.Metro says overall revenu...