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Lawmakers in the state of Oregon are considering a bill that would provide homeless people with $1,000 a month with no strings attached. Is there any wonder why so many people in Oregon are trying to secede to the state of Idaho? If Oregon wants to become the homeless capital of the country, this is an excellent way to do it. FOX News reports: Oregon bill would pay homeless people $1,000 a month The state of Oregon is weighing a bill to give homeless and low-income people $1,000 a month in universal basic income. The Oregon legislature is considering a...

Officials in Portland, Ore. recently estimated it will cost $640 million over the next 10 years in order to help adequately prevent homelessness in the area, but a report out this week shows that many citizens from the City of Roses have simply resorted to calling the police on unwanted vagrants. In fact, authorities say that more any other problem, residents are calling the emergency hotline to complain about homeless people even when immediate danger is not present. Katie Shepherd of the Willamette Week reports that the Portland Police Bureau receives a call from the public on average every 15...

CANBERRA, Australia, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- The number of people living on the streets in Australia has risen in spite of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's promise to end homelessness, homeless advocates say. More than 18 months after Rudd called homelessness "a national obscenity," groups like the Salvation Army and Youth off the Streets say more than 100,000 people have no place to live, The Australian reports. Government officials told the newspaper they believe the estimate is close to reality.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- City officials want to eradicate 27 homeless camps, getting their occupants into shelters or out of town as Little Rock prepares for the high-profile opening of the Clinton Presidential Library.     Officials deny that the strategy has anything to do with the Nov. 18 opening, but homeless advocates fear that the city is being merciless -- perhaps at the behest of the library.     The homeless were living at the library site before construction began.     An annual satirical stage show put on by the Pulaski County Bar Association this week depicts Clinton library officials driving away helpless...

ST. PETERSBURG - Homeless advocates, city representatives and police handed out 30 duffel bags with wheels and handles to homeless people Monday to deter them from taking shopping carts off store property. The homeless had to hand over a shopping cart to get a bag in which to put their possessions, said Steve Kersker, co-chairman of the city's homeless task force. The bags will make the homeless more mobile, Kersker said. ``This way it allows people to take the bus with their duffel bag rather than pushing a shopping cart 50 to 75 blocks'' to get from one social service...