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Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
A peer-reviewed study finds Oregon's Measure 114 triggered a 157% surge in background checks after voters passed it in 2022, adding roughly 63,000 purchases that wouldn't have otherwise occurred. The law has never taken effect, and its fate now rests with the Oregon Supreme Court and a 2028 implementation deadline set by Salem lawmakers.
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A peer-reviewed study finds Oregon's Measure 114 triggered a 157% surge in background checks after voters passed it in 2022, adding roughly 63,000 purchases that wouldn't have otherwise occurred. The law has never taken effect, and its fate now rests with the Oregon Supreme Court and a 2028 implementation deadline set by Salem lawmakers.
Local Government
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Local Government
A peer-reviewed study finds Oregon's Measure 114 triggered a 157% surge in background checks after voters passed it in 2022, adding roughly 63,000 purchases that wouldn't have otherwise occurred. The law has never taken effect, and its fate now rests with the Oregon Supreme Court and a 2028 implementation deadline set by Salem lawmakers.
Local Government
Local Government
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Local Government
The Oregon Health Authority launched two new nutrition benefits on July 1, 2026, offering up to six months of free groceries to eligible Oregon Health Plan members with chronic conditions and food insecurity, including Salem-area residents served by PacificSource Community Solutions.
Local Government
The Oregon Supreme Court on Wednesday, July 1, declined to force Meta to release social media records sought by the defense in the murder case of David Ayon-Urbano, who is charged with fatally shooting a 16-year-old near Salem in June 2024 and claims self-defense.
Local Government
Salem Reporter filed suit June 24 in Marion County Circuit Court against Commissioner Danielle Bethell and the county after she did not respond to a public records request for nearly six months, seeking communications tied to an ongoing state ethics investigation into the commissioner.
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