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Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 04 December 2020

The MORE Act would end the failed federal cannabis prohibition and ensure restorative justice

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 03 December 2020

Organization wants to help elderly and those with mental illness stay connected

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 03 December 2020

Kiauna Floyd, third-generation owner of Amalfi's Italian trattoria in the Cully neighborhood.

Blumenauer’s RESTAURANT Act could prove a lifeline -- if it makes it through Senate

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 02 December 2020

U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR)

Indisputably racist exception permitting slavery as punishment for crime has fueled systemic racism in criminal justice for 150 years

Details: Written by RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press; Published: 02 December 2020

In this June 2, 2020 file photo, a protester and a police officer shake hands in the middle of a standoff at a rally in New York. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

The document contains misinformation and inflammatory rhetoric that could incite officers against protesters and people of color, critics said

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 30 November 2020

A 47-year-old man is in custody in Jackson County jail charged with shooting and killing a Black teen in Ashland on November 27

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 28 November 2020

The number of COVID-19 related hospitalizations also continues to surge with 529 people hospitalized — a 209% increase since the start of the month

Details: Written by GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press; Published: 27 November 2020

A worker holds a bundled Christmas tree ready for shipment at McKenzie Farms on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2020 in Oregon City, Ore. (AP Photo/Paula Bronstein)

Oregon wholesale tree farmers and small cut-your-own lots are reporting strong demand and seeing more people earlier than ever