By LISA BAUMANN Associated Press BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Washington state has officially abolished the death penalty. Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill 5087 on Friday, which removes state laws that Washington’s Supreme Court determined are invalid or unconstitutional. The state’s high court struck down the death penalty in 2018, but the law remained
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Sens. Ron Wyden, Jeff Merkley and Senate colleagues this week reintroduced legislation that would allow doctors at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to prescribe medical cannabis to veterans in Oregon and other states and territories where there are established medical cannabis programs.
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Oregon’s nursery and greenhouse industry remains the leading agricultural commodity in the state, with a value of $1.32 billion in 2021, is up 10 percent from the prior year, the Oregon Department of Agriculture said Thursday in releasing the list of the Top 20 commodities in the state.
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As the U.S. Supreme Court delays issuing a decision on a lower-court ruling that would limit access to medication abortion, Gov. Tina Kotek announced Thursday that the state of Oregon has partnered with Oregon Health and Science University to secure a three-year supply of mifepristone.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and Reps. Suzanne Bonamici, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Earl Blumenauer, Andrea Salinas, and Val Hoyle are raising concerns with the U.S. Department of Education that Oregon teens are dying of drug-related causes faster than any other state, and the lawmakers are pushing for action. The Oregon delegation members
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By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration has identified more than 175,000 square miles (453,000 square kilometers) of old growth and mature forests on U.S. government land and plans to craft a new rule to better protect the nation’s woodlands from fires, insects and other side effects of climate change,
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If you give a worm some weed, he might just need a snack. Worms exposed to a cannabinoid became even more interested in the kind of food they already prefer, new University of Oregon research shows.
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Norman, CNN A synagogue in Seattle was vandalized with anti-Israel messaging on Sunday, the eve of Holocaust Remembrance day, the Seattle Police said in a release Wednesday. “This was a coordinated and focused attack,” said Senior Rabbi Daniel Weiner, of Temple De Hirsch Sinai on Capitol Hill, who believes the timing of the
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People living in multifamily homes and drivers near public parking areas may soon have better access to electric vehicle charging stations, thanks to the new ODOT Community Charging Rebates Program.
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Wednesday marked Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek’s 100th day in office. NewsChannel 21 had a chance to ask her about money on the way to Central Oregon to deal with the housing and homelessness crises, as she made a $1.3 billion request from state lawmakers now in session to tackle those very issues.
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By GENE JOHNSON, ANDREW SELSKY and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press TUMWATER, Wash. (AP) — The email went out to legal cannabis growers around Washington state. Another of their colleagues had gone under. “Liquidation sale,” it said. Attached was a spreadsheet of items for sale: LED grow lights for $500 apiece. Rotary evaporators for hash
Continue ReadingBy LISA BAUMANN Associated Press BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — A ban on dozens of semi-automatic rifles cleared the Washington state Legislature on Wednesday and the governor is expected to sign it into law. The high-powered firearms — once banned nationwide — are now the weapon of choice among young men responsible for most of the
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Gov. Tina Kotek said Wednesday she has declared a drought in Wasco County through Executive Order 23-10, and a drought in Harney County through Executive Order 23-11 and is directing state agencies to coordinate and prioritize assistance to both regions.
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Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.4% in March, down from 4.7% in February. For the past 20 months since August 2021, Oregon’s unemployment rate has remained relatively steady and near historic lows, the state Employment Department reported Wednesday.
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The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality said it responded to a diesel spill in Cottage Grove that occurred Tuesday around noon.
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By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s pioneering experiment with legalized magic mushrooms took a step closer to reality as the first “facilitators” who will accompany clients as they experience the drug received their state licenses, authorities said Tuesday. Voters approved the regulated use of psilocybin in a 2020 ballot measure, and
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers are close to hiring an official to address workplace harassment and retaliation complaints at the state Capitol — a position that has proven hard to fill and has been vacant for nearly two years. Members of the Legislature’s Joint Conduct Committee on Monday announced they had picked a finalist
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Recently released Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data show 2021 was the third year in a row that suicide deaths among Oregon youths had decreased, the Oregon Health Authority reported Tuesday.
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Today is the deadline to file state and federal personal income tax returns. Taxpayers must file their return or an extension by midnight, the Oregon Department of Revenue reminded Tuesday.
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The minimum count of wolves in Oregon at the end of 2022 was 178, an increase of three over the 2021 minimum known number, with a record 24 packs, according to the Oregon Wolf Conservation and Management annual report released Tuesday by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
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