Lawmakers Propose Plan to Stop Illicit Packages
FIGHTING for America Act would cut down on the spread of fentanyl, counterfeit items by targeting ‘de minimis’ customs loophole.
Politics
Voter Proposal Would Give Oregonians $750 Each
IP 17 already has opponents including business groups and Gov. Kotek.
Neil Goldschmidt Dead at 83
In the 1970s, he launched a political career that made him a national celebrity and put Portland on the map. He also began sexually assaulting a teenager who suffered for the rest of her short life.
North Plains Expansion Vote Will Test State Law
Voters in the small Portland suburb might have thrown a wrench in the governor’s housing plans.
Federal Marijuana Rule Change Could Save Oregon Cannabis Businesses Millions
Move to reclassify pot from the most serious drug category lauded by advocates.
Looking Forward, Looking Back
We asked leaders in Oregon’s business and political sectors what they make of 2023 — and what they hope to see in 2024. Here’s what they said.
Exit Interview: Blumenauer Says Last Years Were Most Productive
‘I have a lot of things I want to work on, and I don’t think any of them are going to be advanced in a dysfunctional Congress’
Oregon, 29 Other State Regulators Reach Settlement in $68 Million Silver Scam
The case alleges defendants deceived elderly and retirement-age customers by inflating the price of its precious metal coins.
Measure 110 Partial-Repeal Would Use Criminal Justice System for Early Intervention
Two alternative ballot measures would recriminalize hard drugs in Oregon, but the organizing group’s founder Max Williams says he hopes the Legislature comes up with a better alternative.
Kotek Signs Billion-Dollar Housing Package into Law
Bills fund a large-scale expansion of the HCSD, as well as housing assistance programs and new rent controls.