by Ty Davison | Sep 21, 2023 | News & Commentary
Oregon student achievement remains mired far below pre-pandemic levels, new test scores show – oregonlive.com: Oregon students’ performance on reading, writing and math tests remains stuck at dismal post-pandemic lows, despite the billions of state and...
by Ty Davison | Aug 22, 2023 | News & Commentary
Downtown Portland task force co-chair balks at making workers come back to office, even as mayor calls it a priority – oregonlive.com: The mayor wants millions of dollars in new state funding to address homelessness, graffiti and trash pickup, 100 Oregon State...
by Ty Davison | Aug 8, 2023 | News & Commentary
Portland police chief to city cops: Stop telling residents DA Mike Schmidt won’t prosecute crimes – oregonlive.com: Portland Police Chief Chuck Lovell urged all cops and non-uniformed employees working for the Portland Police Bureau to stop spreading the dubious...
by Ty Davison | Jul 19, 2023 | News & Commentary
Oregon Tried a Bold Experiment in Drug Policy. Early Results Aren’t Encouraging. – The Atlantic: But three years later, with rising overdoses and delays in treatment funding, even some of the measure’s supporters now believe that the policy needs to be changed....
by Ty Davison | Jul 13, 2023 | News & Commentary
California has spent billions to fight homelessness. The problem has gotten worse | CNN: California has spent a stunning $17.5 billion trying to combat homelessness over just four years. But, in the same time frame, from 2018 to 2022, the state’s homeless...