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Gun safety regulations on November ballot could cost local governments
Only one of the four statewide ballot measures Oregonians will vote on in November comes at a financial cost to local governments. That measure would ban the sale of high-capacity ammunition magazines, require a firearm safety course, tighten licensing and create stricter background checks on…

Secretary of State prevails in ballot measure lawsuit
Marion County Courthouse (File/Salem Reporter) SALEM — A trio of potential ballot measures to change the state’s forestry practices don’t comply with the state’s constitution, a Marion County Circuit judge said Wednesday in backing Secretary of State Bev Clarno’s decision to block the measures. Circuit…