Portland bartender who shoved transgender woman in bathroom dispute guilty of hate crime

by Ty Davison | Mar 7, 2024 | News & Commentary

Portland bartender who shoved transgender woman in bathroom dispute guilty of hate crime, jury rules – oregonlive.com: An off-duty bartender who ordered a patron not to use the women’s bathroom and shoved the woman when she tried to explain her gender identity...

This is what the fentanyl crisis looks like in a state rethinking its historic drug policy

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...

Oregon Senate passes anti-book-ban bill over Republican objections

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...

Portland hate crime assailant who stomped on stranger’s face gets less prison time in deal with DA

by Ty Davison | Feb 27, 2024 | News & Commentary

Portland hate crime assailant who stomped on stranger’s face gets less prison time in deal with DA – oregonlive.com: Daniel Thomas Warren has an unusually long history of attacking other people in Oregon – racking up eight convictions over the past...

Oregon Health Authority said its cover-up of beer and wine tax study was inadvertent. That’s false.

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...