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Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 21 September 2023

Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, a Democrat and the first woman elected to the post, said she is stepping aside to allow new leadership, new energy and new initiatives to come to the Oregon Department of Justice that she has headed since 2012

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 20 September 2023

Former City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty introduced the highly successful Measure 26-217 in 2020.

Voter-approved board for police accountability will have disciplinary power, ability to impact policy changes, access to body cam footage and more.

Details: Written by CLAIRE RUSH and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press/Report for America; Published: 18 September 2023

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The law, one of the toughest in the nation, was among the first gun restrictions to be passed after a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year changed the guidance judges are expected to follow when considering Second Amendment cases.

Details: Written by ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press; Published: 15 September 2023

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Epic Healing Eugene opened in June, marking Oregon's unprecedented step in offering the mind-bending drug to the public. The center now has a waitlist of more than 3,000 names, including people with depression, PTSD or end-of-life dread.

Details: Written by GENE JOHNSON Associated Press; Published: 15 September 2023

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A city watchdog agency is investigating after a body-worn camera captured one Seattle Police Department union leader joking with another following the death of a woman who was struck and killed by a police cruiser as she was crossing a street

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 13 September 2023

Rukaiyah Adams, Albina Vision Trust board member, and Winta Yohannes, Albina Vision Trust executive director

The organization counters gentrification of historically Black Portland neighborhoods with “re-entrification.”

Details: Written by By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia; Published: 07 September 2023

Jesse Johnson

Johnson’s release coincides with the exoneration of a New York man, who was officially cleared of a 1976 rape conviction, marking the longest-standing wrongful conviction overturned based on new DNA evidence in U.S. history, as stated by the Innocence Project.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 05 September 2023

John Goodwin

PAM’s major gifts director is working to give artists of color a permanent home.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 01 September 2023

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The protection changed by the Trump administration banned the harvesting of trees 21 inches or greater in diameter and instead emphasized maintaining a mix of trees, with trees at least 150 years old prioritized for protection and favoring fire-tolerant species

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 31 August 2023

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An impending pesticide spray in the Beaver Creek watershed is putting residents on high alert; drinking water is threatened; state and local officials say they have no legal options to stop it.