Nearly half of Oregon renters burdened by state’s housing crisis

People paying more than 30% of their income in rent face a higher risk of premature death.

 

By Khushboo Rathore

Oregon Journalism Project

Gov. Tina Kotek and state lawmakers have tried to solve Oregon’s affordable housing crisis with hundreds of millions of dollars in funding and new programs, including a bill moving through the Legislature that would expand mobile home communities for older residents.

“Too many older Oregonians are one emergency away from losing…

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