Legislators in New Jersey and Oregon keep failing to repeal their states' bans on self-service gas stations. Is Massachusetts' small town direct democracy the solution?
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church says that a Brookings, Oregon, law limiting its "benevolent meal service" to two days a week unconstitutionally restricts its religious mission to feed the hungry.
A bill would let Oregon gas stations turn their customers loose on a limited number of self-service pumps. Some drivers fear the freedom.
In an August ruling, Washington's Supreme Court found that a homeless plaintiff's truck qualified as his homestead.
Inflation isn't the only reason some folks may be paying more for dining and groceries.
Rev. Bernie Lindley of Brookings' St. Timothy's Episcopal Church says that the new rules violate his First Amendment rights, and that he won't comply with them.
The Portland Bureau of Transportation said that the sign was a safety hazard and therefore had to go.
Oregon will license and regulate psilocybin-assisted therapy by 2023. Some health care professionals aren't willing to wait.
The government "strongly recommends" masking at private outdoor gatherings as well.
The evolution of Pollan's thinking reflects the confusion caused by arbitrary pharmacological distinctions.
Banning the American sprinter from the Olympics for using marijuana is completely ridiculous.
The state, one of the last to fully reopen, lifted some capacity limits early. But the service sector was hamstrung during a heat crisis in which it could have helped.
Officials publicly congratulate themselves for protecting teens, but they know that they’re prodding young people to switch to cigarettes.
Doing the wrong thing at an off-campus party could lead to on-campus consequences.
Bad news for hundreds of imprisoned defendants in Louisiana and Oregon
Connecticut, California, Oregon, and Colorado have all signaled that their mask mandates will outlast their pandemic restrictions on businesses.
Once an up-and-coming city, Portland was destroyed from within by radical activism and political ineptitude.
"During difficult times we must remain the most vigilant to protect the constitutional rights of the powerless," the judge writes.
Instead of allowing people with chronic medical conditions to get a higher place in line, a pivotal Oregon committee leans into racial justice considerations.
If the aim is to reduce COVID-19 deaths, Oregon's plan is a failure.
Plus: Oregon rolls back parking minimums, regulators approve a new type of pig, Shrek finally gets the recognition it deserves, and more...
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."
Plus: A tale of two townhalls, Matt Welch interviews Jo Jorgensen, Bill Gates talks antitrust, Ajit Pai moves on Section 230 study, and more...
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.
Plus: Portland eases restrictions on density, chain stores are fleeing Manhattan, and a QAnon believer is likely headed to Congress.
"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.
Plus: "learning pods" are an unfair target, COVID-19 reinfections are unlikely, and more...
The president’s heavy-handed response to protests against police brutality belies his promise of "law and order."
Up close with the #WallofMoms on night 53 of the protests
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.
Plus: Free press threats, marriage licensing woes, Fiona Apple fights for prisoners, Trump spox talk up masks, and more...
The Portland City Council has approved an emergency ordinance capping the fees delivery apps like DoorDash and Uber Eats can charge restaurants.
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