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A pile of flowers and a note eulogizing Bobby Smallwood, a security officer for Legacy Health, sit outside the Good Samaritan Medical Center, where he was killed during a confrontation on July 30, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon lawmakers seek stiffer charges for assaults on hospital workers

Many states consider assaults on medical workers a felony, but efforts to follow suit in Salem have foundered on civil rights concerns

Oct 26, 2023
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Oregon Lawmakers Seek To Curtail Soaring Pharmaceutical Prices

But they face drug industry opposition as they consider bills to make generic drugs more available, limit out-of-pocket insulin costs and set price limits on expensive drugs.

Mar 31, 2021
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The Oregon State Capitol building in Salem. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon Lawmakers Won't Pay Essential Workers Stimulus This Year

Those workers could have received up to $2,000 in stimulus money if they worked through the pandemic, or $1,200 if they returned to work after collecting unemployment during the pandemic.

Jun 22, 2021

The silhouette of two children under a mister in the evening.

CHILDREN COOL UNDER A MISTING STATION DURING NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AT BEAVERTON CITY PARK. PHOTO COPYRIGHT: PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP/JAIME VALDEZ (USED WITH PERMISSION)

Access To ‘Cooling’ Top Priority For 2 Oregon Lawmakers

Sen. Kayse Jama and Rep. Pam Marsh are working on bills that will address extreme heat conditions.

Nov 18, 2021
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Lawmakers Prep Tweaks To Oregon’s Drug Decriminalization Effort

Senate Bill 755, which is moving through the Legislature, includes some meaningful changes to the treatment process envisioned in 2020′s Ballot Measure 110.

Apr 14, 2021