SALEM, OR — Standing beneath a banner reading “Progress Takes Time (And Money)”, Oregon leaders this week announced a bold new plan to address homelessness, housing affordability, addiction, and public safety by requesting another $500 billion to retry the same strategies that have already failed repeatedly for nearly a decade. Governor Tina Kotek, flanked by lawmakers, budget officials, and at least three consultants whose job titles included the word equity, reassured residents that this...