A judge will decide during a hearing Friday morning whether to let the measure become law Dec. 8 or block it from taking effect. The hearing was prompted by a lawsuit Nov. 18, but two more lawsuits have since been…
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The state senator will no longer have to warn troopers at the capitol in Salem when he’s going to be on-site, the result of comments he made as Republicans prepared a legislative walkout in 2019. When Gov. Kate Brown said…
While the shortage is causing many cases to be dismissed or to languish, this isn’t necessarily the case with the shoplifting charges we looked at, many of which are simply not prosecuted. That said, it’s difficult to tell how much…
We’re now just over two weeks away from Measure 114 going into effect, but it is now being challenged in court. We asked a constitutional law professor how he thought the case could be decided based on recent cases and…
The plaintiffs cite part of the Oregon Constitution that requires any additional burden placed on local agencies be funded by the state, at least when these duties are put in place by the legislature or state agencies. Read more: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/oregon-measure-114-lawsuit-constitution-violates/283-7fed00ea-1b96-40b7-9e1a-25a2980d1d8e…
There’s a lot for law enforcement to figure out in a short amount of time. Oregon State Police needs to come up with an application for the new firearms permit, and local agencies need systems in place to handle the…
While the details are still unclear, Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan said her agency will not be enforcing gun magazine capacity limits. Read more: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/politics/elections/linn-county-sheriff-wont-enforce-measure-114s-high-capacity-magazine-ban/283-d344c9d7-6959-4398-8b47-47f30fd3ce57 Watch more The Story videos: http://bit.ly/watchTheStory Follow The Story on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheStoryKGW Follow The Story…
The Data for Progress poll shows Kotek with 48% to Drazan’s 44%. Betsy Johnson had just 7%. READ MORE: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/politics/elections/oregon-governor-race-election-results/283-ade281fb-2254-425b-b151-2e70906496ec Watch more The Story videos: http://bit.ly/watchTheStory Follow The Story on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheStoryKGW Follow The Story on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thestorykgw