Category Archives: Sources

U.S. Supreme Court sides with Oregon city, allows ban on homeless people sleeping outdoors

The U.S. Supreme Court Friday sided with a local ordinance in Oregon that effectively bans homeless people from sleeping outdoors, and local governments will be allowed to enforce those laws. In a 6-3 decision, Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote in the opinion that the enforcement of those local laws that regulate camping on public property does not constitute […]
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Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around state government

The Oregon Department of Correction chose FBI agent Ryan Dwyer to become deputy inspector general. He is the FBI special agent in charge of the Eugene-area field office and has more than 25 years’ experience in conducting and managing investigations. Leann Johnson is out as director of the Oregon Health Authority’s Equity and Inclusion Division […]
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US Supreme Court says cities can punish people for sleeping in public places

In its biggest decision on homelessness in decades, the U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that cities can ban people from sleeping and camping in public places. The justices, in a 6-3 decision, overturned lower court rulings that deemed it cruel and unusual to punish people for sleeping outside if they had nowhere else to go. […]
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La Pine wildfire doubles as evacuations continue; containment at 30%

The wildfire that broke out near La Pine earlier this week has grown to nearly 4,000 acres and spurred continuing evacuation alerts Thursday. Warm winds and temperatures pushed the Darlene 3 fire to 3,889 acres compared to 2,000 acres Wednesday, according to the Central Oregon Fire Info, a website that compiles updates from firefighting agencies. […]
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Portland’s new deflection center for drug users lands on east side

Multnomah County on Thursday finalized a two-year lease with the owners of a Buckman property that will be used as a round-the-clock drop-off center for people caught with fentanyl and other street drugs. County leaders called the commercial building at the corner of Southeast Ninth Avenue and Sandy Boulevard “strategically located” and hailed it as […]
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Supreme Court nixes Sackler opioid settlement. What happens in Oregon?

Oregon took a $95 million hit Thursday when the U.S. Supreme Court rejected part of a multi-billion-dollar opioid settlement that would have shielded the wealthy Sackler family from future liability while funneling money to states to pay for the devastation wrecked by the highly addictive class of drugs. The $95 million is Oregon’s estimate of […]
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Need for more beds to treat severe mental illness, addiction in Oregon greater than thought

A final report on the state’s residential facility capacity says the state needs to be able to treat 3,700 more people by the fall of 2025; a draft report cited less than 3,000. Oregon needs to be able to treat many more people for both mental health and addiction issues than previously estimated. The Oregon […]
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Many sockeye not enough to protect a few, prompting closure

All sockeye fishing will close Thursday evening in the mainstem Columbia River from the mouth up to Pasco, Washington. Despite an apparent record return of sockeye across Bonneville Dam, nearly all of those salmon are headed for the Okanogan and upper Columbia. Source: Many sockeye not enough to protect a few, prompting closure – oregonlive.com

Lower Umatilla Basin defendants look to quash nitrate pollution lawsuit

Attorneys for the local agriculture industry say the issue shouldn’t be resolved in federal court. A lawsuit has put the Lower Umatilla Basin’s largest agricultural players in the position of defending Oregon’s regulators. Four months after a group of basin residents filed a lawsuit alleging that five members of the local agricultural industry were polluting […]
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Interstate 5 closed in SW Portland this weekend for bridge repairs

All lanes of I-5 will be closed near Southwest 26th Avenue. A major road closure is coming this weekend to Interstate 5 as crews work to repair an aging, worn-out bridge overpass in Southwest Portland. Beginning Friday at 9 p.m., the Oregon Department of Transportation will close 4 miles of I-5 to replace a bridge […]
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