(The Center Square) – President-elect Donald Trump, who is set to take office Monday, has made a series of promises of major executive actions on “day one” in office. One … Read more
No nation can survive if it’s relentlessly under siege and being devoured from the inside-out on a daily basis. By Samantha Chang, The Western Journal As President-elect Donald Trump prepares … Read more
Oregon’s largest county plans to have a 24-hour sobering and crisis stabilization center to help people make their first steps toward recovery from drug addiction. Multnomah County officials on Thursday … Read more
Nobody is going to miss Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt more than Aliza Kaplan. He was the best friend a criminal defense attorney could have. Kaplan is the Lewis … Read more
Oregon is kicking off 2025 with new laws to stop drug use on public transportation, reduce the cost of prescription drugs and rein in the price of electronic device repairs. … Read more
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court has released a string of landmark rulings recently, from sending the abortion issue back to the states to granting a measure of … Read more
Oregon’s slide. (Photo courtesy ODOT) Oregon’s state government makes Oregonians’ lives worse by warping incentives to encourage socially harmful behaviors and to discourage beneficial behaviors. Usually, governments try to encourage … Read more
Schools in 30 of Oregon’s 36 counties — and schools in other Western states — will receive less federal funding in 2025 after the U.S. House of Representatives failed to … Read more
(The Center Square) – Crime costs the Oregon economy a substantial amount of money. The economic impact of crime in Oregon was an estimated $14.9 billion in 2023, according to … Read more
(The Center Square) – The FBI had 26 confidential sources at the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the U.S. Capitol, but no undercover FBI agents were on the National Mall that day, … Read more