The stakes are enormous for the development of affordable housing.
BY NIGEL JAQUISS
Oregon Journalism Project
In a state that boasts the nation’s second-highest rate of unsheltered homelessness, the largest single source of state funding for affordable housing is at the center of a bitter dispute.
That Oregon program, called Local Innovation and Fast Track, or LIFT, helps fund the construction of rental housing for people making 60% or less of median income. It has…