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Bills to pay reparations for slavery stir tough feelings March 09 2021 'I feel like this is truly the right thing for Oregon to do in order to right the wrongs of the past.' Should Oregonians pay thousands each year in reparations to descendants of enslaved people? That's the question Oregon lawmakers take up Wednesday morning, March 10, as they discuss two senate bills requiring the state to study paying reparations to African American Oregonians who can trace their ancestry to slavery. Former state Rep. Tiffiny K. Mitchell of Astoria says yes, we should. A handful of others who...

Oregon Cannabis Equity Act Set for Hearing HB 3112 in front of House Judiciary Committee Thursday News provided by Share this article Share this article PORTLAND, Ore., March 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Oregon legislators will get their first in-depth look at HB 3112, the Oregon Cannabis Equity Act, Thursday at a House Judiciary Committee hearing. The bill, developed by a coalition of over 80 groups and individuals, calls for using cannabis tax revenues to provide for direct investment in the people and the communities most harmed by cannabis criminalization. State Rep. Ricki Ruiz, one of the c...

March 09 2021 One officer's saga - from sitting on a committee that oversees police conduct to his resignation under fire - highlights calls for reform. On May 18, 2019, a longtime member of the most influential police oversight body in Oregon, Officer Craig Halupowski, got ready to arrest a man accused of making threats at the local mall in Woodburn. Walking toward the man, the cop looked around to make sure nobody but his two fellow officers could hear, according to a subsequent investigation. "If he resists, we beat the s*** out of him," Halupowski said, according to a video from a c...

Banning hate: New penalties proposed for bias crimes in Oregon parks or waterways Tracy Loew, Salem Statesman Journal Hiking and outdoor safety tips Replay Video UP NEXT Anyone convicted of a bias crime committed in an Oregon state park or on state waterways would be banned from those areas for five years under a bill being considered in the Legislature. People convicted of committing a bias crime while hunting, angling, trapping or taking shellfish could have their licenses, tags and permits revoked for five years. A bias crime, also known as a hate crime, is a crime motivat...

Anyone convicted of a bias crime committed in an Oregon state park or on state waterways would be banned from those areas for five years under a bill being considered in the Legislature. People convicted of committing a bias crime while hunting, angling, trapping or taking shellfish could have their licenses, tags and permits revoked for five years. A bias crime, also known as a hate crime, is a crime motivated by bias against another person’s race, color, disability, religion, national origin, sexual orientation or gender identity. Gov. Kate Brown’s Racial Justice Council’s Environmen...