After months of discussion, Oregon Legislature sends drug addiction proposal to Gov. Kotek
Oregon Capital Chronicle
The sweeping drug addiction proposal reverses parts of Measure 110, recriminalizing possession of small amounts of drugs and expanding treatment options.
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Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency to expand homeless shelter in Woodburn
Statesman Journal
In the past six months, Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency has given assistance of some type to 228 people who are from Woodburn.
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Legislature approves richer taxpayer-funded pensions for district attorneys, fire and police officers, other state workers
The Oregonian
The Oregon Senate on Tuesday approved a bill that would increase retirement benefits for public employees who work in crime- or mental health-related environments, including district attorneys, state police forensic scientists and some state psychiatric hospital workers.
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Minnesota is poised to give school resource officers clearer authority to use force
AP
innesota lawmakers are on the verge of a compromise that will give police officers who work in schools clearer authority to use force.
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Minnesota state patrol chief reflects on 25 years of service ahead of transition
The Bemidji Pioneer
During his tenure, he helped make Minnesota roads the third safest in the country while also enduring criticism and lawsuits over his department's response to protests in the summer of 2020.
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Top LAPD oversight official may leave one troubled police department for another
Los Angeles Times
LAPD inspector general Mark Smith is a finalist for a job overseeing court-ordered reforms at the Portland, Ore., police department, officials in the Pacific Northwest city announced this week.
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