by Ty Davison | Mar 2, 2024 | News & Commentary
The legislature is mildly re-criminalizing some drug use to the dismay of some progressive groups who seem inured to the increasing tragedy of fentanyl on the streets. Oregon’s saw 280 opioid overdose deaths in 2019, 956 in 2022, and we’re at 628 so far...
by Ty Davison | Mar 1, 2024 | News & Commentary
Oregon Senate passes anti-book-ban bill over Republican objections – Oregon Capital Chronicle: Republicans tried to introduce their own amendment to replace the bill with a new measure creating a task force that would recommend legislation to “better establish...
by Ty Davison | Feb 22, 2024 | News & Commentary
Oregon Health Authority said its cover-up of beer and wine tax study was inadvertent. That’s false – oregonlive.com: The Oregon Health Authority apologized last month for failing to publish a study showing an increase in beer and wine taxes would barely...
by Ty Davison | Feb 20, 2024 | News & Commentary
Effort to boost tribal early learning collapses 3 years after mandate by Oregon Legislature – Oregon Capital Chronicle: But in October — after 14 months of meetings and nearly $2 million in state and federal funds allocated — the committee scrapped...
by Ty Davison | Feb 18, 2024 | News & Commentary
Students nationwide have rebounded after pandemic. But not in Oregon. Consequences could be severe – oregonlive.com: Students around the country have shown promising signs of rebounding from the COVID era’s massive disruptions to learning, according to a...