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Magic moment: Oregon could be first to legitimize psilocybin therapy

Measure 109 supporters anticipate ‘a huge societal shift’ if magic mushrooms are legalized for medical use On the morning of July 19, a Sunday, Neal drove from his home in Portland to a cabin in a remote part of Oregon. The person he traveled to meet gree ...

30 Sep 2020 - Christen McCurdy
Candidates of color are shaking up small-town politics across Oregon

Several communities will have a chance in November to diversify their city councils for the first time Residents in several Oregon cities — from Ashland to Springfield to Bend — have an opportunity this November to elect the first person of color to ever ...

21 Aug 2020 - Hanna Merzbach
In Woodburn, Russian and Latinx communities flex their political muscles

Once politically marginalized despite their large numbers, both have a candidate in the race for Oregon House District 22, touting differing ideologies Anna Kasachev thought she would spend this spring on the campaign trail, but instead she helps her fel ...

13 May 2020 - Tom Henderson
Cost of child care shuts out many who need it most, leaves workers behind

Two Oregon proposals to invest public money in early learning would change the trajectory of children living in poverty and increase earning potential of child care workers and parents Few investments in the lives of low-income and at-risk children have t ...

13 Mar 2020 - Emily Green