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Marion County asked a judge Wednesday to allow a lawsuit against the Oregon State Hospital and Oregon Health Authority to proceed.

Exterior construction has been completed on the 3.8-million square foot building off Interstate 5, which is billed as the biggest building in Oregon.

Marion County is joining a growing number of Oregon counties calling for a repeal of Measure 110, which was approved by voters in 2020 and decriminalized small

Marion County is joining a growing number of Oregon counties calling for a repeal of Measure 110, which decriminalized small amounts of hard drugs.

Marion County is joining a growing number of Oregon counties calling for a repeal of Measure 110, which decriminalized small amounts of hard drugs.

Marion County is joining a growing number of Oregon counties calling for a repeal of Measure 110, which decriminalized small amounts of hard drugs.

Oregon's controversial Measure 110, the 2020-approved measure that decriminalizes possession of small amounts of hard drugs in favor of treatment, is facing particular scrutiny from Marion County. So much so that their board recently passed a resolution supporting a repeal of the measure altogether.

Several Oregon counties, now including Marion County, want to repeal Measure 110, the law passed in 2020 that decriminalized hard drugs.

In an analysis of salaries of public employees, sworn officers are often the highest paid.

The county argues that the hospital's capacity shortage results in too many people, including violent offenders, being released into the community.