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Lawmakers in Oregon are formulating a strategy to meet the state's urgent demand for public defenders who represent indigent defendants. At issue is the constitutional guarantee of a speedy trial and the right to a defense counsel in the…

Opponents of a law that would have allowed for reduced penalties for certain significant crimes are happy that a meeting to hear public opinion on the bill was discreetly canceled, while proponents are bracing themselves to attempt to pick…

In Oregon and Washington, using face masks in healthcare facilities is no longer required by law. On April 3, both states stopped requiring residents to wear masks. State health authorities revealed the adjustments roughly a month ago in an…

A measure that would prohibit prepared food vendors from using foam containers, which take millennia to degrade, was approved by the Oregon Senate on Monday(April 3, 2023). Polystyrene takeaway cartons, often known as Styrofoam, a…

On Monday( April 3, 2023), a measure that would limit annual rent increases by Oregon landlords passed out of committee. The present rent ceiling of 7% plus CPI index would be lowered to 5% plus CPI index under Senate Bill 611. The law…

Almost $2 million in new federal grant money has been awarded to farmers and ranchers in Oregon. At least one local business owner has joyfully met the news. My Brothers' Farm in Creswell has grown organic hazelnuts for over ten years. Now…

This week in the legislature, multiple bills are being considered to handle both credible and unsubstantiated threats of violence in the classroom. Oregon schools were the target of hoax mass sh**ting threats earlier this year. Lt. Brad…

Gov. Tina Kotek is discontinuing the practice of reimbursing state workers who work remotely for travel expenses. Although employees are still permitted to work from home, as of September 1st, they will not be entitled to any mileage…

The Oregon Education Association reports that part-time community college professors' median salary is much lower than their full-time colleagues. "Can you think of another job classification where someone does the same work and gets paid…

A tiny aircraft carrying two persons crashed near Hells Canyon early on Sunday, April 2. Pilot Terry Lee Richards, 43, and passenger Caleb Andrew Tennant, 24, of Middleton, Idaho, have perished in the crash. Travis Ash, the sheriff of…