Measure 110 removed law enforcement largely from the picture at the same time that the drug crisis is worsening, they said.
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How has more than $1.5 billion in federal Covid relief money changed Oregon schools?
Districts have two more years to spend $1 billion in federal funds, but some say the benefits have been temporary and have come with unintended consequences.
Fewer community groups got state funding for summer learning due to insurance requirement
About one-quarter fewer groups received funding this year, but the grant amounts were double what they were the year prior for groups who did receive them.
Survey: Oregonians still support Measure 110 despite flawed rollout
Two candidates for governor support repealing the law, which decriminalized possession of small amounts of hard drugs.
Salem teen arrested for robbing man in June
Police say Reimundo Aispuro arrest is the third made in a string of June robberies.
Get help registering to vote Tuesday at Salem Public Library
The League of Women Voters of Marion and Polk Counties is celebrating National Voter Registration Day ahead of the state deadline of Oct. 18.
Eastern Oregon likely to get fraction of money requested from state for drinking water emergency
The state Legislature’s emergency board will consider approving less than one-quarter of the $4 million the Morrow County Commission has requested.
Oregon, Washington hope to make Northwest the U.S. leader of ‘green hydrogen’ energy
Both states are preparing to pitch the region as a hub for clean hydrogen energy, vying for billions in federal funding and setting a standard for other states to follow.
A request for millions as state lawmakers consider major overhaul of public defense system
The office of public defense plans to ask the Legislature for $6 million to help it through the current crisis.
FIRE UPDATE: Evacuation order lifted
Here is an important mid-day update from Salem Reporter: The Marion County Sheriff’s Office announced that the evacuation order keeping people out of their homes in the Vitae Springs area was being lifted at noon Sunday, Sept. 11. “Overnight the fire remained within the existing containment lines and fire crews[Read More…]
