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PublishedApril 22, 2024
With homelessness on the rise, Supreme Court weighs bans on sleeping outdoors
In California and other Western states, courts have ruled that it’s unconstitutional to fine and arrest people sleeping in homeless encampments if shelter space is lacking.
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PublishedApril 22, 2024
This clinic inside Portland’s homeless shelter is working to treat addiction
Greater Portland Health's medication-assisted treatment program offers shelter guests access to Suboxone in an effort to treat addiction and reduce deadly overdoses.
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PublishedApril 18, 2024
RSU 9 updates policy on homeless students
RSU 9 separated their original policy regarding student homelessness into two policies, as well as reintroduced a policy regarding the public's freedom of access.
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PublishedApril 16, 2024
Housing committee calls on Lewiston and Auburn to collaborate on a permanent shelter
The Housing Committee called on Lewiston to create an ad hoc committee to work with Auburn's shelter committee on the prospect of a permanent shelter.
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PublishedApril 16, 2024
Portland clears out longstanding homeless camp behind Lowe’s
The site had been quietly inhabited for several years. The company that owns the property says it had been concerned about the camp growing but didn't call in the police.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2024
Constitutional concerns raised about Augusta’s proposed aggressive solicitation ban
City councilors have been divided on the ordinance, which was proposed in response to concerns about aggressive, intimidating behavior.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2024
Portland officials say increased shelter use led to decline in fatal overdoses
The city's new interim health and human services director noted the correlation between overdose deaths and naloxone administrations when talking about findings of the city's annual report on homeless services, which was released Friday.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2024
Photo: Wisdom’s Women hosts forum on homeless issues
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PublishedMarch 7, 2024
Attorneys threaten to sue Portland over homeless encampments
A draft of the lawsuit was sent to city leaders last week, signaling that should encampments pop up in Portland again, the city could face legal action if it doesn't promptly clear them.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2024
Portland city manager: Encampment sweeps led to hundreds moving indoors, no overdose deaths last month
Danielle West and two other panelists spoke for nearly 2 hours about the challenges of the homelessness crisis at a University of New England forum Wednesday.
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