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State Rep. Rob Nosse, D-Portland, testifies to the Oregon House Behavioral Health and Health Care Committee about a bill he sponsored to overhaul Measure 110 on March 28, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Lawmakers seek fixes to Oregon’s drug decriminalization law

Legislation seeks to streamline the grant process envisioned in Measure 110 while better supporting its oversight council

Mar 29, 2023
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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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Oregon Recovers co-founder and director, Mike Marshall (at right), speaks at an Oregon Recovers event last year. Tony Vezina, founder and director of 4D Recovery stands at left. | COURTESY OREGON RECOVERS

Advocates urge bold action to address Oregon’s addiction crisis

Oregon Recovers wants state officials to declare a state emergency and mobilize a response that includes temporary field services, immediate access to care and changes to Measure 110

Sep 13, 2023
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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. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon Legislature’s 2024 session looks packed with health care

Lawmakers will take up major health care issues in the five-week session as well as potential Measure 110 changes

Feb 6, 2024
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People in the throes of addiction can walk in the front door of Restored Connections Peer Center and get help, whether it be a cup of coffee, a place to feel safe, or a peer counselor to talk to. | TIFFANY ECKERT/KLCC

Walk-in addiction recovery service in Eugene risks shutting after drastic state funding cuts

Addiction treatment services in Oregon are facing a fiscal crunch as a citizen-run oversight council has made sweeping funding cuts. One Eugene-based drop-in recovery center has lost 75% of its budget -- leaving it at risk of closure.

Mar 28, 2025

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State denies funding for Clackamas County’s drug deflection program

The centers are part of a significant overhaul of the drug decriminalization law Measure 110. But Clackamas County's plans would not do enough to keep people out of jail, a state committee found

Aug 6, 2024

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Trump’s Medicaid cuts were aimed at ‘able-bodied adults.’ Hospitals say kids will be hurt.

Some children’s hospitals collectively stand to lose billions of dollars in revenue once Trump’s wide-ranging tax and spending law is fully enacted, according to the Children’s Hospital Association

Sep 11, 2025