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If you hang around Brownsville City Hall long enough, you’ll start to hear councilors, the city administrator and even residents declare various laws, passed and proposed, unconstitutional.
Here's how cities are adapting to a new law, and why Oregon passed it in the first place.
Portland City Council members will decide Wednesday if they will adopt a broad ban on outdoor camping on public property across the city. The policy, updated to meet the terms of a 2021 state law, appears to reverse the city’s prior stance against criminalizing homelessness.
In other news, the Port of Morrow is seeking a federal loan to help upgrade its wastewater system, Washington state recommends removing wolves from the state's endangered list, and more.
A new cap of 14.6% for Oregon rent increases in 2023 has prompted housing advocates to raise concerns about a wave of evictions and landlords to urge calm about the