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Oregon may revive penalties for drug possession. What will the change do?
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 4 hours agoA man prepares to smoke fentanyl on a park bench in downtown Portland, Ore., Thursday, May 18, 2023. Oregon is poised to step back from its first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization ...
Oregon Taps Out of Drug Decriminalization
The Dispatch via AOL· 1 day agoThe DPA and some drug decriminalization activists say the program was not effectively implemented, so the shortcomings of 110 are hard to extrapolate. “...
Measure 110 is dead. In its place, 'deflection' programs take shape in Oregon
The Bulletin· 20 hours agoPlans to shift people suspected of drug possession away from courts and into treatment are beginning...
Residency requirements for Detroit city councilors among ballot measure proposed changes
Gannett via AOL· 7 days agoThe charter changes also would reduce the number of signatures each candidate needs to get on the ...
Vermont lawmakers grapple with drug decriminalization
WCAX-TV Vermont· 3 days agoAs state leaders search for ways to combat Vermont’s drug crisis, some say the state should look at...
Redmond city voters eye term limits, anti-nepotism rules
Oregon Public Broadcasting· 1 day agoPower couples need not apply to the Redmond City Council if voters approve one of three proposed...
Backers of proposed California anti-transgender ballot measure lose lawsuit over wording
The Sacramento Bee· 2 days agoA Sacramento County Superior Court judge sided with the California Attorney General’s Office over the wording of a proposed ballot initiative that would restrict transgender ...
Election 2024: District Attorney candidate Q&A with Christopher Parosa, James Cleavenger
The Register-Guard via Yahoo News· 2 days agoParosa: With the recent legislative reform of Ballot Measure 110, the Criminal Justice System once...
Q&A: Republican candidates for Oregon attorney general answer our questions
Oregon Capital Chronicle via Yahoo News· 2 days agoTwo of the four candidates in the race – Will Lathrop and Michael Cross – are Republicans vying to...
Irwin Brown, Michael Hoselton compete for open north Salem seat on Salem City Council
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 2 days ago"I'd like a shelter in West Salem and south Salem," he said. Hoselton has made a promise of "no new...