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Oregon Senate leaders spoke to reporters about their priorities for a 2024 legislative session expected to focus on addressing housing and behavioral health. From left: Senate Minority Leader Tim Knopp, Senate President Rob Wagner and Senate Majority Leader Kate Lieber.
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Tents in downtown Portland on March 14, 2022.
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At a Jan. 31, 2024 virtual discussion of the Oregon Health Forum, Rep. Rob Nosse (right) joined Rep. Ed Diehl (bottom) and several other lawmakers to talk about the upcoming legislative session with moderator and journalist Emily Harris (left) .
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Mila Priest, 8, right, focuses on her computer work while playing the PAX Good Behavior Game during class at Fern Hill Elementary School in Forest Grove, Ore., Nov. 9, 2023.
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(Left to right) Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson, and Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, at a press conference in Portland, Jan. 30, 2024, where a a 90-day state of emergency was declared to address the fentanyl crisis in Portland. The action followed a recommendation by the Portland Central City Task Force, and will direct resources in an “unified response.”
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U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.
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