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Bridget Barton On Health Care

The Republican candidate for governor says if elected, she’ll work to “repeal the section of Measure 110 that legalized hard drugs.”
Apr 23, 2022
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Douglas County Sheriff's Deputy Ryan Gomez, right, stands outside his cruiser while responding to a call in Glendale, Ore. Gomez is a field training officer and said he has helped arrest people after Oregon's recriminalized drug laws went into effect Sept. 1. | TROY BRYNELSON/OPB

Drug laws are back in Oregon. How they are enforced depends on the county

Counties will approach enforcement differently, providing yet another large-scale experiment in drug policy.
Oct 17, 2024
United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. | FRANCINE SRECA/PIXABAY

Massive Medicaid cuts floated in Congress face hurdles

Amid a sea of scenarios that would hurt low-income people and others in Oregon, not much is clear, and specific budget cuts haven’t happened yet
Mar 13
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Gov. Tina Kotek said her administration will closely track the rollout of new programs and spending to address drug addiction and homelessness. | BEN BOTKIN/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Oregon governor signs sweeping drug addiction proposal into law

Kotek said the success of the partial repeal of Oregon's drug decriminalization law depends on "deep coordination at all levels."
Apr 2, 2024

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