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Lawmakers wrestle with police role in drug addiction crisis
Legislators listened for nearly four hours Wednesday as Oregonians shared heart-wrenching stories of addiction and overdose.
Latest Oregon economic forecast shows up to $1.7 billion available for housing, addiction and more
Lawmakers were eagerly anticipating a state economic forecast as they fine-tune plans to spur housing production, boost homeless shelters and expand addiction treatment.
Lawmakers take first deep plunge into proposals to address the drug crisis
Most ideas to reform Oregon's Measure 110 would need funding, but an amount hasn't been set yet.
DEA bicycle collision: 5 takeaways
New documents and court filings reveal fresh details about a DEA agent’s deadly collision with a Salem cyclist. Here are five top takeaways from the documents and filings.
Oregon’s labor regulators ask for lawmakers’ help to tackle backlogs
An Oregon bottleneck of civil rights and wage claims has decreased, but workers still face long waits for help from the state agency tasked with enforcing labor laws.
New records show drug cartel ties, DEA agent’s actions leading to fatal crash
Evidence was recently unsealed in the criminal case involving a DEA agent who ran a stop sign and caused a collision that killed a Salem cyclist. The records provided new details about the events surrounding the crash that killed Marganne Allen.
State report says Oregon needs nearly 3,000 more beds for behavioral health treatment
According to the report, the state will need more than half a billion dollars to increase the system that much.
Salem legislators seek annual state payments to cover police, fire
Rep. Tom Andersen, a former Salem city councilor, is introducing a bill that would have the state annually pay millions to its capital city to cover public safety services.
Salem Reads 2024 invites readers to talk death, family and Ecuador
A month of library programs centered on the 2021 novel “The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina” kicks off in Salem Thursday.