An Illinois bill aiming to prevent fines or criminal charges against homeless individuals using public property for life-sustaining activities is facing strong opposition from law enforcement groups. House Bill 1429, backed by advocacy organizations like the Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness and Housing Action Illinois, recently advanced out of the Illinois House Housing Committee.
A new study has revealed that half of Seattle’s homeless population arrived from outside the city and has no direct connection to the area. The Discover Institute’s Center on Wealth and Poverty released its report, A New Approach to Homelessness in Seattle, highlighting that King County’s homelessness crisis is one of the worst in the nation. The number of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in the county is at an all-time high and could double in less than three years if current trends continue.
A group of homeless individuals was shot Wednesday night at Tempe’s Mitchell Park, with one man sustaining a bullet graze but avoiding hospitalization.
