Washington state leaders highlight progress on homelessness, worry about cleanup funding

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Washington state leaders highlight progress on homelessness, worry about cleanup funding

Part of a program to move people out of homeless encampments along major roads in Washington is facing an uncertain future. Officials say without more funding, future encampment cleanups along roadsides will be “challenging.”They brought the issue up on Wednesday at a meeting with Gov. Jay Inslee to review the state's progress on addressing homelessness.The Washington Department of Transportation monitors sites that have been cleared under the s…