OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP21074721 03/24/2021 15:06 Officer #41619 FITCH, BRYAN Crash - Non-injury Location 101 and LILLIAN LN, OR USA Narrative Summary Unit #1, a semi truck and trailer were southbound on Hwy 101 … [Read more...] about Oregon State Police/Newport activity report for March 24-29
Archives for March 2021
Oregon’s billion-dollar marijuana economy faces new challenges of increased taxes, slowing sales after pandemic
By ZANE SPARLING/Oregon Capital Bureau They've never been higher. Oregon recreational marijuana sales have climbed to record highs, but some say the industry's woes also have reached an apex. The difficulties range from an unfavorable federal … [Read more...] about Oregon’s billion-dollar marijuana economy faces new challenges of increased taxes, slowing sales after pandemic
Pay college athletes? Oregon lawmakers are taking up the issue again
KEVIN HARDEN/Oregon Capital Bureau New legislation that has landed in the Oregon Senate could allow some college student-athletes to be paid. Senate Bill 5, introduced March 24 by Senate President Peter Courtney of Salem and Sen. James Manning … [Read more...] about Pay college athletes? Oregon lawmakers are taking up the issue again
Oregon House votes 41-12 Wednesday to ease conversion of motels for low-cost housing, now goes to Senate
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau The conversion of hotels and motels to emergency shelters and low-cost housing would be eased under a bill that is halfway through the Oregon Legislature. The House voted 41-12 on Wednesday to send the bill … [Read more...] about Oregon House votes 41-12 Wednesday to ease conversion of motels for low-cost housing, now goes to Senate
Oregon coronavirus report for Wednesday, March 31: 441 new cases, 3 in Lincoln County, 38,373 vaccinations, 2 more deaths
Oregon reports 441 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths PORTLAND — There are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,383, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. … [Read more...] about Oregon coronavirus report for Wednesday, March 31: 441 new cases, 3 in Lincoln County, 38,373 vaccinations, 2 more deaths