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Oregon Legislature Passes Bill Recriminalizing Small Drug Possession

Oregon Legislature approves bill to recriminalize drug possession in response to overdose crisis, aiming to enhance treatment access and combat substance a...

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As Pacific Northwest fentanyl crisis surges, officials grapple with how to curb it

Oregon and Washington authorities say they are making the war on fentanyl a top priority

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Oregon's first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law faces growing pushback amid fentanyl crisis

Oregon's pioneering drug decriminalization law is facing a backlash amid a surge in public drug use fueled by fentanyl and an increase in synthetic opioid overdose deaths

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Police in Portland, Oregon, are investigating nearly a dozen fentanyl overdoses involving children

Police in Portland, Oregon, are investigating nearly a dozen fentanyl overdoses involving children as young as 1 year old

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State Governors’ Approval Ratings Revealed In Latest Poll; DeSantis And Burgum Seek GOP Nomination

Phil Scott remains most popular state governor, while Tina Kotek receives lowest approval rating

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Mothers of women in Portland ‘serial killer’ case cling to hope of accountability

‘I’m just really hoping that this is it. I don’t know – I guess I’m still kind of in shock by it all, but I’m just hoping that we got him,’ one grieving mother said

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Mothers hope for answers as authorities announce 'person of interest' in deaths of 4 women in Oregon

The announcement that authorities are holding a person of interest in the case of four women found dead this year in Oregon has mothers of the victims hoping they may finally get answers about what happened to their daughters

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A 'person of interest' is being held in Oregon deaths of 4 women after governor revokes commutation

A man considered a person of interest in the deaths of four women whose bodies were found in northwestern Oregon is being held in a state prison after Gov. Tina Kotek reinstated a prison sentence that was commuted by her predecessor

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New Jersey is about to be the only state where customers can’t pump their own gas, thanks to a new Oregon law

For years, New Jersey was basically the only state in the country that wouldn’t let customers pump their own gas. The exception was some parts of Oregon that were also holding out on a ban. But that’s about to change.

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Oregon to crack down on illegal pot growers by holding landowners responsible

Oregon has long been known as a mecca for high-quality marijuana, but that reputation has come with a downside

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Oregon Democrats vote to fine absent senators amid GOP walkout

Oregon Senate Democrats plan to start fining their absent colleagues amid a month-long Republican walkout

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As Oregon Senate GOP boycott hits 'crucial point,' governor begins talks

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has begun meeting with Democratic and Republican leaders of the statehouse to try to end a three-week-old boycott by GOP senators

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Oregon Republican boycott threatens key bills on abortion and gun control

Walkout lasting more than a week has thrown statehouse into disarray and jeopardized Democrats’ legislative agenda

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Oregon bans PFAS in food containers

Lawmakers say the legislation was “a long time coming"

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GOP boycott in Oregon halts bills on guns, abortion and more

Republican members of the Oregon Senate have extended their boycott into a second day, delaying bills on gun safety, abortion rights and gender-affirming health care

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Oregon secretary of state resigns due to marijuana job

Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan has announced her resignation amid sharp criticism from both Republicans and Democrats for having moonlighted as a highly-paid consultant to a marijuana business

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Oregon secretary of state is sorry for outside marijuana job

Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan has apologized for taking a job as a consultant for a marijuana company

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Marijuana job lands Oregon Secretary of State in trouble

Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan is in hot water, with Republican lawmakers calling for her resignation and the Democratic governor seeking investigations because Fagan took a consulting job with a marijuana firm

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Democratic states stockpile abortion pills as legal fight for access looms

US supreme court has preserved access to mifespristone for now, but blue states announce plans to safeguard abortion rights

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Oregon governor buys up abortions pills ahead of Supreme Court ruling

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek says she has directed the state to obtain a supply of the most commonly used abortion medication in the U.S. amid fears that a court ruling could restrict access to it

The Independent UK

Oregon secures 3-year supply of abortion-inducing medication

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek says she has directed the state to obtain a supply of the most commonly used abortion medication in the U.S. amid fears that a court ruling could restrict access to it

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Governors push faster construction to meet housing needs

PORTLAND, Oregon — Dick Anderson, a Republican state senator from coastal Oregon, has a chart and a readymade joke to illustrate the housing crisis facing his state. Up until 2006, his figures show, home building was on an upward trajectory in Oregon. But once he retired from a career in…

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Oregon lawmakers approve $200M for housing, homelessness

Oregon lawmakers have approved $200 million to tackle the state's homelessness and housing crises

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Oregon, a hotbed of extremism, seeks to curb paramilitaries

Oregon's Legislature is considering a bill that experts say would create the nation’s most comprehensive law against paramilitary activity

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Oregon’s top liquor official resigns after admitting to hoarding rare bourbon from state warehouse

Officials bought rare bottles from state warehouse, investigation found

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