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Oregon’s Legislators Collaborate to Progress Housing, Drug Policy, Campaign Finance Bills
In what some regard as a historic session, Oregon lawmakers ended this year's short but impactful 35-day session by pushing through a set of bipartisan bills that will…
Oregon’s Soft Approach to Drug Possession is Officially Over
Lawmakers, the police, and the criminal justice department can collectively sigh with relief that Oregon’s soft approach to drug possession is over. The majority…
Oregon Wildfire Survivors Will Not be Taxed but Wildfire Funding Solutions Fail
Only one of four proposals was unanimously approved in the Senate and House this week. Senate Bill 1520 ensures that survivors of wildfires do not pay tax on funding…
More Board Commissioners Will Give Jackson County Residents a Voice
Jackson County residents will have a voice that is heard if the Board of Commissioners is increased from three to five members. This is the opinion of Bill Thorndike, a…
Grants Pass Joins Battle to Break Legal Chain Protecting Homeless Encampments
Grants Pass has filed a brief supporting a lawmaker petition about an earlier court ruling that “makes it impossible” for municipalities to control crime around homeless…
Ninth Circuit Judges Deny First Amendment Motion In Appeal By Oregon Senators Who Walked Out
The Federal Appeal Courts ruled on Thursday that the state senators who walked out in protest for six weeks are not protected by the First Amendment in their bid to run…
Oregon Governor Has Final Say in Criminalization of Drug Possession
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek will have the final yeah or nay say when she assesses the pros and cons of House Bill 4002 approved by the Senate on Friday. HB 4002 will…
Governor Wins Battle to Provide Oregon with More Housing
Governor Tina Kotek’s long-fought high-ticket battle to provide more housing throughout the state has been approved by the Senate. The proposals will now be referred to…
