Gallatin County proposes an ordinance to ban camping on unincorporated land, aiming to enhance community safety. A decision ...

The Gallatin County Commission unanimously approved a proposed camping ordinance to move onto a second reading Tuesday ...

Gallatin County Sheriff Dan Springer said a main objective of the ordinance is to provide law enforcement the tools necessary to prevent urban camping in the county from escalating as ...

The draft ordinance, modeled on a policy in Denver, would have prohibited camping in a tent or box on the sidewalk, alley or other city property. Camping in a park is already prohibited.

Leaders in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, on Monday removed the criminalization component and made other amendments to a proposed ...

Michelle Gillard, 53, pulls a tarp during a homeless protest outside City Hall in 2016. The City Council is considering a new ordinance to prohibit overnight sleeping outside City Hall, a reversal of ...

A recent analysis finds that encampments bans and other local ordinances aimed at unhoused populations don't actually lead to ...