Monthly Archives: January 2019

Fishing groups fight plan to eliminate hatchery steelhead from North Santiam River

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers decided to eliminate funding for summer steelhead as part of a plan to restore native winter runs. Source: Fishing groups fight plan to eliminate hatchery steelhead from North Santiam River

Oregon remains mired in widespread drought following dry January

Oregon is way behind when it comes to precipitation and snowpack, fueling the persistent drought. Source: Oregon remains mired in widespread drought following dry January

American Lung Association says Oregon and Washington need to do more to prevent smoking

Both Oregon and Washington are failing when it comes to reducing and preventing smoking, according to the American Lung Association. Both states are getting an “F” grade in their efforts to prevent and reduce smoking. In Oregon, the association says the state needs to collect more tobacco taxes. They recommend increasing the tax on a […]
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Oregon Has Public Policy Failure In Response To Addiction Crisis, Panelists say

The Oregon health care system is failing to address the state’s drug and alcohol addiction crisis at every level, from providing prevention and recovery services to coordinating the response between health care providers and state agencies, speakers at a forum said Wednesday. Source: Oregon Has Public Policy Failure In Response To Addiction Crisis, Panelists say

Oregon couple pushes to put mushroom therapy on the ballot

Oregon voters could have the chance of legalizing medical magical mushrooms. Psilocybin is a compound found in certain types of mushrooms believed to have psycho-therapeutic effects. Mushrooms are currently banned in the U. S. , but Tom Eckert believes they are the answer to Oregon’s mental health crisis. “Treating a variety of mental health issues […]
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Oregon Senate Bill 420 Would Erase Outdated Pot Convictions

Senator Lew Frederick didn’t ask for his cannabis-related bill in the Oregon State Legislature to be named Senate Bill 420. No, really, he didn’t. “I wish I could say I was that prescient, but it was totally a coincidence,” Frederick told the Mercury about the number for his bill, which aims to help people convicted under outdated state […]
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Oregon earns failing grades in tobacco prevention, taxation

Tobacco use remains Oregon’s and the nation’s leading cause of preventable death and disease, taking an estimated 480,000 lives every year in the U.S. Source: Oregon earns failing grades in tobacco prevention, taxation

Local Advocates Set Priorities for Legislative Session

Oregon’s 2019 legislative session is upon us. With a supermajority in both the House and Senate chambers, Oregon Democrats are poised to pass a landslide of progressive bills that in the past might have been scuttled by conservative lawmakers. As the session rolls forward, lawmakers will be looking to local advocacy groups to find out […]
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New tool shows sex stats for Ore. youth

In 2014, Malheur County faced the second-highest rate in the state of pregnancy among females ages 10 to 17 at 10.7 per 1,000 females in that age range. Source: New tool shows sex stats for Ore. youth

Early In Legislative Session, Oregon’s Justice System Is Clamoring Loudest

Lawmakers have pledged to focus on schools and health care this year, but judges, public defenders, and state troopers want help, too. Source: Early In Legislative Session, Oregon’s Justice System Is Clamoring Loudest