{"id":538045,"date":"2023-01-10T01:33:07","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T22:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/oregons-new-governor-sworn-in-declares-homeless-emergency\/"},"modified":"2023-01-10T01:33:07","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T22:33:07","slug":"oregons-new-governor-sworn-in-declares-homeless-emergency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/oregons-new-governor-sworn-in-declares-homeless-emergency\/","title":{"rendered":"#Oregon&#8217;s new governor sworn in, declares homeless emergency"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f9151272fa\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f9151272fa\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/oregons-new-governor-sworn-in-declares-homeless-emergency\/#Oregons_new_governor_sworn_in_declares_homeless_emergency\" >Oregon&#8217;s new governor sworn in, declares homeless emergency<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Oregons_new_governor_sworn_in_declares_homeless_emergency\"><\/span>Oregon&#8217;s new governor sworn in, declares homeless emergency<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>SALEM, Ore. (AP) \u2014 Oregon&#8217;s newly sworn-in Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek said on Monday at her inauguration that her first step will be tackling homelessness as she unveiled several measures intended to address one of the state&#8217;s most pressing issues.<\/p>\n<p>In her inaugural address at the state Capitol in Salem, Kotek said she will declare a homeless state of emergency and sign an executive order to increase housing construction on her first full day in office. She also proposed a $130 million emergency investment to help unsheltered people move off the streets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImagine an Oregon where no one has to live in a tent on the sidewalk,\u201d Kotek said. \u201cThat&#8217;s an Oregon worth fighting for, and today is a new beginning.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our state&#8217;s response must meet the urgency of the humanitarian crisis we are facing,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<p>Oregon has struggled for years to address a housing shortage and interwoven homelessness, addiction and mental health crises. Its homeless population has increased by more than 22% since 2020, according to figures from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. It also has the highest drug addiction rate of any state and ranks last in access to mental health treatment, according to federal data from the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health.<\/p>\n<p>Kotek also pledged to unite Oregonians after a bitterly fought gubernatorial race \u2014 the tightest in a decade \u2014 in which Republicans sought to break Democrats&#8217; dominance of the state. She said she plans to visit every county in Oregon during her first year in office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGoverning is about serving Oregonians \u2014 all Oregonians,&#8221; she said, adding that her \u201cpersonal promise\u201d will be to \u201cstrengthen connections across the state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kotek said her first executive order will set a housing construction target of 36,000 new homes per year, describing the figure as an 80% increase over recent construction trends.<\/p>\n<p>Her proposed $130 million emergency investment will aim to help unsheltered people move off the streets within a year. Kotek asked lawmakers to act with urgency and said she hopes to build on the investment with a larger, more comprehensive housing and homelessness package during the legislative session.<\/p>\n<p>The measures come on the heels of a significant spending package <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/coronavirus-pandemic-business-health-oregon-legislature-af6d7d2559c28b62748bc2b2cfbc1266\" data-ylk=\"slk:passed\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">passed<\/a> by Oregon lawmakers last year that included $400 million to address homelessness and housing.<\/p>\n<p>Kotek will be replacing term-limited Democrat Kate Brown, whose strict coronavirus pandemic measures made her a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/politics-oregon-state-government-kate-brown-covid-19-pandemic-c852b7fdfa65318af1c1bc8415ca0a0d\" data-ylk=\"slk:polarizing figure\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">polarizing figure<\/a>. The two worked together for years as respective speaker and governor, and they have similar profiles as progressives and open members of the LGBTQ community. But Kotek sought to distance herself from Brown \u2014 and her low <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roval ratings \u2014 toward the end of the gubernatorial campaign, casting her predecessor as ineffective on homelessness.<\/p>\n<p>Kotek <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/2022-midterm-elections-united-states-portland-oregon-government-and-politics-f44da06cdc42ce0f4686615083ed339a\" data-ylk=\"slk:won\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">won<\/a> Oregon&#8217;s three-way race for governor in November after fending off a stiff challenge from a fellow former state representative, Republican Christine Drazan, defeating her by less than four percentage points.<\/p>\n<p>Kotek was a state representative from 2006 until 2022, when she resigned to run for governor. During her time in the Legislature, she became the longest-serving speaker in Oregon history after nine years in the role and cemented her status as a key player in state politics, earning a reputation for cutting deals and muscling bills through the state House.<\/p>\n<p>As speaker, Kotek spearheaded and passed liberal agendas made possible by Democratic supermajorities, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/2022-midterm-elections-oregon-portland-legislature-aa20c6e338ca2b18d174b94790469c46\" data-ylk=\"slk:including\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">including<\/a> the nation\u2019s first statewide rent control law. She also helped push through gun storage laws, criminal justice reform and paid family leave, among other measures.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers also were sworn in on Monday. Democrats still control both chambers of the Legislature, but they lost their three-fifths supermajority in November&#8217;s election.<\/p>\n<p>Kotek joins Maura Healey of Massachusetts as <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/2022-midterm-elections-abortion-charlie-baker-donald-trump-eed9407d66e03dd87051e46321a36f6f\" data-ylk=\"slk:the first openly lesbian elected governors\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">the first openly lesbian elected governors<\/a> in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>Claire Rush is a corps member for the Associated Press\/Report for America Statehouse <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> Initiative. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reportforamerica.org\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:Report for America\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Report for America<\/a> is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. 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