The FDA Continues To Drag Its Feet on Vaccine Approval
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Voters came out for legalizing marijuana, removing criminal penalties for psychedelic use, and treating drug addiction as a public health concern.
The initiative makes noncommercial possession of controlled substances a citable offense punishable by a $100 fine.
The ballot initiative allows adults to use the promising psychedelic at state-licensed "psilocybin service centers."
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Both sides are getting their information through purposely bottlenecked media reports, and the results are predictably distorted and dangerous.
"When terror is seen as justified, I think it's inevitable that something terrible is going to happen," journalist Nancy Rommelmann told Nick Gillespie last week.
Neither does Portland. But the fact that the violence is continuous and seems to be escalating is cause for concern.
The situation in Portland on Day 87 is not getting better.
Measure 110 would reduce felony convictions for drug possession by an estimated 95 percent.
The J.V. squad was out looking for trouble and the battle over who counts as press continues.
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"I just wanted to help out my community and family," said Miguel Lozano.
A tarot card-reading liberal arts major, a Sudanese immigrant, and a former restaurant worker explain why they are out protesting in Rose City.
U.S. District Judge Michael Simon reminds the feds that they are bound by the First Amendment.
A president from a party supposedly committed to restraining the federal government is now sending enforcers to cities over local objections.
The protests continue, as does the tear gassing.
The federal police presence in Portland has enraged demonstrators. It's also taken pressure off the local justice center.
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The president’s heavy-handed response to protests against police brutality belies his promise of "law and order."
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Trump and other White House officials say the feds may soon be coming to other major cities as well.
The ACLU of Oregon says it's the first of many lawsuits regarding the Trump administration's deployment of federal law enforcement to Portland.
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The Portland City Council has approved an emergency ordinance capping the fees delivery apps like DoorDash and Uber Eats can charge restaurants.
Several other major cities across the country are considering similar moves as calls for national policing reform intensify.
Making businesses close early will not stop the spread of COVID-19.
A 50-year-old precedent was tossed, which caused three justices to dissent.
But Oregon grudgingly relents. For now.
Mats Järlström's research never would have seen the light of day if the Oregon Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying had its way.
The Oregon Supreme Court says police may not grill drivers or ask to search their cars without reasonable suspicion of criminal activity.
The Oregon AFL-CIO argues that self-checkout machines are costing jobs and increasing social isolation.
“It was healthy discourse in a controlled environment,” said one Proud Boy. But was it?
It would allow adults, age 21 and older, to visit official service centers on the recommendation of a medical professional
State lawmakers end the legislative sessions by passing a bill that will allow for denser housing construction across the state.
SCOTUS wants to see anti-discrimination laws applied without religious bias.
Oregon and New Jersey are the only states to ban self-service gas stations. Mercifully, this prohibition is starting to fall apart.
During the 1970s, an FBI crime lab analyzed a purported sample of Bigfoot hair.
Rather than sell its money-losing golf courses, city officials recommend trying to sell more Portlanders on the joys of golf.
Police now have to get a judge's permission before they rummage through your bins.
The approach Pollan prefers will not get us to the destination he says he wants to reach.
While New Jersey defends its ban on self-service pumping to the death, Oregon legislators are considering allowing motorists a little more choice.