The state just cracked down on a form of state-sanctioned robbery, where governments seized and sold homes over minor tax delinquencies—and then pocketed the profits.
Plaintiffs’ argument that access to in-home psilocybin services for those with disabilities is required under the ADA survives motion to dismiss.
Like that in the similar case filed by Liberty Justice Center and myself, this one indicated judicial skepticism of Trump's claims to virtually unlimited power to impose tariffs.
The suit resembles previous ones on the same subject filed by the state of California, and by the Liberty Justice Center and myself.
One proposal would create a streamlined process for selling off federal land to state and local governments, but only if they allow housing to be built on it.
The initiative also would have authorized state-licensed "psychedelic therapy centers."
There are any number of reasons to support or oppose a switch to ranked choice voting, but most of the opposition comes from the majority parties.
Vineyard owners face $120,000 in fines for letting an employee and his family live on their 60-acre property without a permit.
Homeless advocates say the court's decision in Grants Pass v. Johnson gives local governments a blank check to "to arrest or fine those with no choice but to sleep outdoors."
The now-dead bill would have permitted three counties to establish pilot programs in which military veterans could take psilocybin under the supervision of medical professionals.
The city's Rent Guidelines Board approved a nominal 2.75 rent increase for one million rent-stabilized apartments. That's below the year's 3.3 percent inflation rate.
Oregon lawmakers recently voted to recriminalize drugs after voters approved landmark reforms in 2020.
In California, which has a slew of renewable energy regulations, the cost of electricity increased three times faster than in the rest of the U.S.—and the state still doesn't even get reliable energy.
The reversal of a landmark reform was driven by unrealistic expectations and unproven assertions.
Recent research finds "no evidence" that it did, undermining a key claim by critics of that policy.
Plus: A listener asks if the state of Oregon’s policy on drug decriminalization should be viewed as a success.
Plus: the House votes for more affordable housing subsidies, Portland tries to fix its "inclusionary housing" program, and is 2024 the year of the granny flat?
In some cases, the city is also requiring homeowners to pay to replace trees that squashed their houses.
The measure, which had been paused since 2020, required students to meet benchmarks in reading, writing, and math.
The researchers reached a similar conclusion about overdose trends in Washington, where penalties for simple possession were reduced in 2021.
Prohibition is at the root of the hazards that have led to record numbers of opioid-related deaths.
Many of the problems the state is experiencing are caused by the continuing impact of prohibition.
A town clamps down on distributing clothes, personal care items, and food to the homeless.
Rent control is getting a rhetorical makeover from progressive policy makers.
Will the Beaver State join Maine and Alaska?
After many failed efforts at reform, the Oregon Legislature has passed a bill allowing gas stations to designate up to half their pumps as self-service.
Oregon liquor regulators were caught diverting prized whiskey for personal use.
The imminent expiration of a law that recriminalized drug possession triggered a bipartisan panic.
Today, the Lone Star state counts 90 homeless people per every 100,000 residents. In California, the problem is almost five times as bad.
The Oregon DMV knew about the problem, but it "wasn't at a high enough level to understand the urgency" of the need to fix it.
A new report illustrates that the middle of the housing market is still missing.
Lawmakers are considering giving state officials the ability to rewrite NIMBY cities' restrictive zoning codes.
Top government officials reportedly kept rare bourbons for themselves and other powerful insiders.
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear 94-year-old Geraldine Tyler's case challenging home equity theft.
Oregon was one of only two states that allowed for non-unanimous guilty verdicts until the Supreme Court outlawed them in 2020.
Compliance could prove impossibly expensive for independent food sellers.
Fortunately, government kills fewer prisoners each year.
S.B. 58, which emulates an initiative that Colorado voters approved last month, would legalize the use of five psychoactive substances found in fungi and plants.
Brown: “The state should not be in the business of executing people.”
You can smoke all the pot you want, but flavored tobacco or nicotine is soon to be illegal.
The new ban, which has been blocked by a state judge, so far has fared better in federal court.
The ACLU of Oregon is calling on other state governors to follow suit.
Local governments are considering rules that could force "psilocybin service centers" to locate near highways and go through expensive, discretionary permitting processes.
Apocalyptic attack ads about crime failed to drive a red wave, and criminal justice reform candidates were still successful in several local races around the country.
Many politicians who want to ban gas-powered vehicles appear to misunderstand the science.
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