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Oregon’s new governor sworn in, declares homeless emergency

Tina Kotek, center, was accompanied by her wife Aimee Wilson, right, as Kotek was sworn in as Oregon governor at the state Capitol building in Salem, Ore., on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. (Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP, Pool) Tina Kotek, center, was accompanied by her wife Aimee Wilson, right, as Kotek was sworn in as Oregon governor at the state Capitol building in Salem, Ore., on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. (Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP, Pool) Tina Kotek, center, was accompanied by her wife Aimee Wilson, right, as Kotek was sworn in as Oregon governor at the state Capitol building in Salem, Ore., on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. (Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP, Pool) Oregon's Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek is sworn in at the state Capitol in Salem, Ore., on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. In her inaugural address, Kotek said she will declare a homeless state of emergency and sign an executive order to increase housing construction on her first full day in office. (AP Photo/Claire Rush) Oregon's Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek arrives for her swearing in ceremony at the state Capitol in Salem, Ore., on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. In her inaugural address, Kotek said she will declare a homeless state of emergency and sign an executive order to increase housing construction on her first full day in office. (AP Photo/Claire Rush) CORRECTS PHOTOGRAPHER TO BETH NAKAMURA, INSTEAD OF DAVE KILLEN Surrounded by security, incoming Governor Tina Kotek, second right, shares an intimate moment with her spouse, Aimee Wilson, minutes before they walked into house chambers for Kotek’s official inauguration as governor at the state Capitol in Salem, Ore., on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. In her inaugural address, she said she will declare a homeless state of emergency and sign an executive order to increase housing construction on her first full day in office. (Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian via AP, Pool) FILE - Oregon Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tina Kotek, left, and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders acknowledge the crowd during a visit to the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Ore., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. Progressive Democrat Tina Kotek will be sworn in as Oregon's new governor and make her inaugural address at the State Capitol in Salem on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. Kotek says her priorities include homelessness, mental health and addiction treatment, and education. (Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard via AP, File) FILE - Progressive Democrat Tina Kotek holds a press conference in Tom McCall Waterfront Park in downtown Portland, Ore., on Nov. 10, 2022. Tina Kotek will be sworn in as Oregon's new governor and make her inaugural address at the State Capitol in Salem on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. Kotek says her priorities include homelessness, mental health and addiction treatment, and education. (Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP, File)
Oregon’s new governor sworn in, declares homeless emergency