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Oregon
Supreme Court Seems Sympathetic to City Trying to Ban Homeless Camps
Grants Pass, Oregon, says a lower court ruling has made it helpless to combat a growing problem.
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenges to President’s Power to Create National Monuments
Two conservative justices dissented in the ruling that affects land in Oregon and California.
Oregon Rolls Back Drug Decriminalization Amid Rise in Overdose Deaths
The bill, dubbed HB 4002, was passed by the state Senate in a 21–8 vote on March 1.
BOEM Signals Full Steam Ahead for Oregon Offshore Wind Farms
Despite strong opposition and doubts about the viability of floating offshore wind, two new projects are sailing ahead off the Oregon coast.
Biden Admin Finalizes 2 Oregon Coast Areas for Floating Offshore Wind Farms
BOEM said it finalized the two areas after consulting with local tribes, but the tribes refute those claims, saying their concerns were ignored.
Oregon Reports First Human Case of Bubonic Plague in Nearly a Decade
The case was identified in a resident of Deschutes County who was likely infected by their symptomatic house cat.
State Supreme Court Blocks 10 Republicans From Running for Reelection | Facts Matter
The Oregon Supreme Court has just ruled that almost all of the Republican senators in the state are banned from running for reelection.
Oregon Supreme Court Blocks 10 Republicans From Running for Reelection
State senators violated Oregon’s constitution, state’s top court ruled.
Oregon Supreme Court to Decide Trump Ballot Challenge
According to plaintiffs, Trump is unable to appear on the ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment because of his actions on Jan. 6, 2021.
Oregon Appeals Court Strikes Down State’s Landmark Climate Rules
The state failed to ’substantially comply' with disclosure requirements in the rule-making process.
