Oregon Lawmakers Seek to Open Up Affordable Housing Records Following ProPublica’s Reporting

By Rob Davis, ProPublica · September 17, 2026

Two Oregon lawmakers want to end an unusual exemption in the state’s records law that has kept the public from learning how hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer money is spent on subsidized housing — and the effort has already landed key industry support. Rep. Pam Marsh, chair of Oregon’s House Committee on…