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.
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.
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.
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PHOENIX (CN) — Arizona Representative Steve Montenegro garnered bipartisan support Thursday for two pieces of legislation addressing issues at the U.S.-Mexico border.
After U.S. Border Patrol Agents made more arrests along the border in December than any previous month, the Republican from Goodyear proposed House Concurrent Resolution 2038, declaring cartels terrorist groups and deman
Nearly a year after Montana began receiving millions of dollars to invest in efforts to combat the opioid crisis, much of that money remains untouched. Meanwhile, the state’s opioid overdose and death counts continue to rise.
Gov. Tina Kotek and members of her Portland Central City Task Force say the city needs more police officers on the ground, tax breaks for businesses and a ban on public drug use.
Clinic owners say they’ve drawn clients from Texas to California to New York and Indiana willing to pay hotel, airfare and food costs and up to $2,000 for the experience