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WASHINGTON — A majority of U.S Supreme Court justices Monday seemed inclined to side with an Oregon town’s law that bans homeless people from sleeping outdoors, in a case that could have broad implications for local ordinances related to homelessness across the country. During oral arguments in City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson, conservative […] The post U.S. Supreme Court appears to lean toward Oregon city in complex homelessness case appeared first on Kentucky Lantern.

WASHINGTON — A majority of U.S. Supreme Court justices Monday seemed inclined to side with an Oregon town’s law that bans homeless people from sleeping outdoors, in a case that could have broad implications for local ordinances related to homelessness across the country. During oral arguments in City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson, conservative […] The post US Supreme Court appears to lean toward Oregon city in complex homelessness case appeared first on Stateline.

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Inside a warming shelter, Laura Gutowski detailed how her life had changed since she became homeless 2 1/2 years ago in Grants Pass, a former timber hub in the foothills of southern Oregon. Her husband’s death left her without steady income. She lived in a sedan and then in a tent, in sight of the elementary school where her son was once a student. She constantly scrambled to move her belongings to avoid racking up more fines from the police. “I never expected it to come to t

Other Kentucky cities that have passed similar bans include Louisville, Radcliff and Elizabethtown.

As the final day of the Georgia legislative session came to an end, Sine Die, a bill expanding the list of crimes that were only eligible for cash bill passed the state House and Senate, putting it on its way to Gov. Brian Kemp for approval, or veto.