The first steps to undo the damage caused by Measure 110 began this week as HB 4002 is now being enforced throughout Oregon. This poses new challenges for police and drug treatment providers as enforcement returns and drug deflection programs get launched. State Rep. Ed Diehl posted his thoughts on X: Congratulations, Oregon. We did it! Hard drugs have officially …
(The Center Square) – A man from Washington County, Oregon, received a federal prison sentence last week after he sold counterfeit pills containing fentanyl to a young woman that killed her. Robert Lamart James McCollum, 35, received a 125-month federal prison sentence plus five years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon. “This defendant …
The National Republican Congressional Committee on Friday named Mike Erickson, the Republican challenging first-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas, as one of its top candidates to flip House seats. Erickson’s addition to the committee’s “Young Guns” list means three of Oregon’s six congressional districts are top priorities for both parties, and candidates in those districts will receive extra help from …
A Democratic congressional candidate’s first televised ad has drawn criticism from Republicans and a police group for featuring stock footage of a Ukrainian actor and touting a public safety message. State Rep. Janelle Bynum, a Clackamas County Democrat challenging first-term Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer in Oregon’s 5th Congressional District, released the 30-second ad last week. It features a voiceover from Bynum and footage …
The Josephine County Commissioners hosted a meeting today in the Anne Basker Auditorium to allow county commissioners across Oregon to question representatives from the Oregon State University and Oregon Department of Forestry about the draft Wildfire Hazard Map. There were 100 local residents in the meeting which heard comments from commissioners from half of Oregon’s 36 counties which are negatively …
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation The two billion dollar remodel of the Portland International airport has begun to open up to the public. For beauty, aesthetic and scale this is impressive. This remodel fulfilled one of our chief taxpayer concerns, which is installing the new high-tech luggage scanners. These new high-tech scanners mean Portlanders will not have to remove their …
(The Center Square) – An Oregon-based drug trafficking cell leader with ties to a large Mexico-based drug trafficking organization received a federal prison sentence this week after an investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Horacio Luna-Perez, 42, of Hillsboro, Oregon, got a 97-month federal prison sentence and five years’ supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney for the District …
Oregonians have until Sunday 5PM on August 18 to submit public comment on the Oregon Wildfire Hazard Map. Did you know that Oregon State University had a lead role in developing this infamous map? https://hazardmap.forestry.oregonstate.edu Your comments must be submitted in writing via email to hazardmap@odf.oregon.gov By way of example, I want you to read comments submitted by a husband …
More than 700 teachers from across Oregon spent two days this month in classrooms and lecture halls at Oregon State University in Corvallis to tackle post-pandemic learning gaps. With $7 million in federal COVID relief money, the Oregon Department of Education and the university launched in late 2023 the Equitable Accelerated Learning Project, which culminated in the two-day summit. The …
The Oregon Health Authority made the news with an audit showing it wasted $80 million on behavioral health with nothing to show for the money spent. I wonder how much is $80 million out of OHA’s total budget? A quick online search took me to the OHA’s 2023-25 budget document. The 4006-page document took a while to download despite …