Along with a $376 million package to tackle Oregon’s housing shortage, Governor Tina Kotek announced her support of reversing a law that reduced penalties for small drug quantities.
Gov. Tina Kotek’s signature housing bill and $369 million in funding meant to help the state backfill a decades-long housing shortage are headed to her desk after bipartisan votes in the House.
Oregon lawmakers passed a bill package on Friday that recriminalizes small quantities of hard drugs while increasing treatment resources and pathways to avoid lingering charges for drug possession.
The unanimous opinion from the Ninth Circuit may mark the end for the senators' challenge to an Oregon law that bars lawmakers from reelection after unapproved absences.
Lawmakers hoping to alleviate Oregon’s ongoing drug crises are closer than ever to repealing a state ballot measure that decriminalized small quantities of hard drugs.