Racial profiling, drug sentencing bill clears Oregon Legislature
SALEM STATESMAN-JOURNAL A bill designed to tackle racial profiling by law enforcement and keep drug addicts out of jail passed by bipartisan vote Thursday in the Oregon Senate and heads to Gov. Kate Brown for her expected...
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Citizens and locally elected officials rally for renters rights bill
KTVL Citizens and elected officials from across the Rogue Valley gathered in downtown Medford on Wednesday to rally for House Bill 2004. The bill would give extra protections to renters and put more restrictions on...
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Groups ask senate to pass bill protecting tenants from no-cause evictions
KOBI Local city leaders and community groups are calling on the Oregon senate to pass a bill which would protect tenants from being displaced due to a “no-cause” eviction. Rallies were held around the state...
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Legislative Update | Cafe Con Pan | Prisoner Art
OPB While everyone else was barbecuing for the holiday, Oregon’s Legislature passed quite a few bills. OPB’s Senior Political Reporter Jeff Mapes gives us an update.
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Oregon House passes anti-racial profiling bill
PORTLAND TRIBUNE The legislation received broad support for its anti-profiling measures but drew controversy when Democrats added provisions to decrease penalties for felony drug crimes and for certain misdemeanors.
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Jackson Co. residents speak out on how ACA repeal, replace will affect them
KTLV Jackson County residents walked to Rep. Greg Walden's office in Medford to discuss the Affordable Care Act and American Healthcare Act and how it affects their lives.
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Coffee with a Cop draws dozens from Latino community
MAIL TRIBUNE With questions ranging from the number of miles they travel to reasons police can stop a suspect, about three-dozen Spanish-speakers sat down with Medford police officers Saturday for a cup of java, a...
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Housing Costs in Central Oregon Continue to Rise, Putting Families Who Rent at Risk
MY CENTRAL OREGON The cost of housing in Central Oregon and across the state continues to rise and is increasingly out of reach for low-wage Oregonians, according to a new report from the National Low...
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Programa "Build" para padres de familia
Unite Oregon, es una organización local dedicada a ayudar a gente de color, inmigrantes, y refugiados. imparte el curso de liderazgo “Build” que enseña a padres de familia a interceder por sus hijos dentro de...
Anti-racists show their strength in numbers
SOCIALIST WORKER Thousands of people showed up to protest a far-right rally in Portland last Sunday, in a step forward for the movement that is urgently needed to counter the growth of violent, white-supremacist organizations,...
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