Gov. McKee proposes $16.6m to tackle Rhode Island's rise in homelessness
McKee also wants to create a permanent funding stream for homelessness efforts by extending the 5 percent hotel tax to the short-term rental of whole homes.
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McKee also wants to create a permanent funding stream for homelessness efforts by extending the 5 percent hotel tax to the short-term rental of whole homes.
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"The mission of the Coalition is to advance lasting solutions to prevent and eradicate homelessness for all Rhode Islanders. Any statement that we are ‘trying to keep people homeless’ or withholding data is absurd and diminishes the complexity of supporting the fair and equitable distribution of shelter resources within Rhode Island..."