Oregon lawmakers made a bold statement this session when they decided that all law enforcement agencies in the state must establish policies that prohibit profiling. This is less of an impact on Portland, where such a policy is already on the books, but i ...
10 Jul 2015 - SR editorial board
Gov. Kate Brown signed House Bill 3400 Tuesday, adding a long list of new provisions and amendments to ballot Measure 91. However, missing from this extensive, 111-page document, or any other bill that’s been signed into law to date, is a provision to re ...
6 Jul 2015 - Emily Green
Transit police will continue to be allowed to issue harsh “interfering with public transit” charges Despite strong criticism from public defenders and a legislative push for greater leniency, transit police will continue to be allowed to issue harsh “inte ...
1 May 2015 - Emily Green