PHOENIX -- State lawmakers say hotel guests should know if the facility is also serving to shelter those who are homeless, and now they are on the verge of making that a law.
Legislation approved Wednesday by the Senate Government Committee would preclude the use of public funds for what Rep. Matt Gress calls "mixed hoteling." That's when a hotel or motel accepts not just paying clients but also those who need emergency, temporary or transitional rooms to those who are homeless.
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