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Details: Written by Scott Akins, Professor, Sociology Department, Oregon State University and Clayton Mosher, Professor, Sociology Department, Washington State University; Published: 10 December 2020

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Oregon’s move is radical for the United States, but several European countries have decriminalized drugs to some extent.

Details: Written by GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press; Published: 10 December 2020

(Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian via AP)

Officers have arrested about a dozen people in a clash over the eviction of a Black and Indigenous family from a North Portland home

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 10 December 2020

Behavioral Health Director Ebony Clarke will serve as interim Health Department Director starting Dec. 17.

Ebony Clarke is focused on bringing a trauma-informed approach to public health.

protests

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 07 December 2020

Washington state capitol building (photo/Cacophony)

The shooting suspect allegedly pulled out a pistol and fired into the crowd

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 07 December 2020

This Oct. 4, 2018, file photo shows the U.S. Supreme Court at sunset in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

The court upheld an Oregon school district policy that allows transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that align with their gender identity.

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