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Governor says shelter system reforms reduced costs and numbers, will continue assessing reporting
Summary
Asked why real‑time shelter spending reports stopped after a legislative mandate expired, the governor said reports were submitted when required and described reforms (background checks, wait lists, case managers) that he said reduced shelter costs and populations; he declined to commit to restoring the reporting mandate.
A reporter asked whether the administration would voluntarily release fiscal‑year 2026 shelter spending data or seek to restore a lapsed legislative reporting mandate. The governor said the administration had submitted required reports while the mandate was in place, but is no longer required to publish that data.
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