Governance

Spotlighting Seattle Encampments As homelessness hits all-time highs across the country, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday about enforcement of laws regulating camping on public property. The case will determine how cities nationwide are allowed to respond. We Heart Seattle’s Andrea Suarez and I went out to spotlight multiple encampments in Seattle’s park system where virtually everyone rejected offers for shelter and services. That’s because illegal drugs, mental illness, and broken relationships are fueling this crisis. Robert Marbut Weighs In “Homelessness rulings by the 9th Circuit have been disastrous and devastating to communities up and down the west coast,” said Discovery Institute Senior Fellow, Robert Marbut, former Executive Director of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness under both Read More ›