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Special session: Lawmakers to address OR’s illegal pot boom

By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — With lawmakers returning to the Oregon state Capitol for a special session on Monday, Gov. Kate Brown said eviction protections and rental assistance won’t be the only topics of discussion.   Following bipartisan conversations with leaders in the Legislature, Brown Friday outlined additional priorities

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Lawsuit: Redistricting commission violated open-meetings law

SEATTLE (AP) — A government transparency group has sued Washington’s redistricting commission, saying its final vote on the state’s new political maps violated the state’s Open Public Meetings Act. The Seattle Times reports the Washington Coalition for Open Government filed the lawsuit Thursday, saying commissioners flouted the public meetings law by negotiating secretly for hours

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