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A bill in the Oregon Senate aims to make new apartment projects on the margin viable in exchange for affordable units. Senate Bill 684 would establish a fund, seeded with state dollars, for apartment developers to tap low-interest loans. The loan fund was inspired by a similar program in Montgomery County, Maryland. Championed by Sen. Khanh Pham, D-Portland, the bill has garnered bipartisan support, advancing out of two committees so far and now before the Joint Committee on Ways and Means. Backers are seeking a general fund investment of $25...