A state grant-making committee voted Thursday against fully funding Clackamas County’s drug deflection program, saying that the program did not meet its standards. “It’s completely unexpected,” ...

Model Law: The New York Fashion Workers Act A discussion of The New York State Fashion Workers Act (Senate Bill S.2477D/ Assembly Bill A.5631D), a proposed pro-labor bill that will regulate model ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – When Oregon’s new drug possession law went into effect on Sunday, it left each county responsible for creating a treatment program that gives those caught with drugs the option ...

Twenty of the 23 Oregon counties who committed to being early adopters of the state's new deflection program to assist individuals with substance use disorders and provide an “off-ramp” to avoid ...

Downtown Portland buzzed with a midday blend of construction bangs, the whizz of cars and bikes and office workers stepping outside on a sunny September day for lunch. Portland Police Officer Donny ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — On Sept. 1 drug possession became a crime in Oregon. With a shortage of shelter beds, detox beds and public defenders, the state's largest county says it's doing what it can to ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Little has changed after a week and a half of Oregon’s recriminalization of hard drugs and the launch of Multnomah County's new deflection system, according to the president of ...

As the start date for Oregon's new law recriminalizing drug possession nears, more than a half dozen counties have not set up programs for people arrested with narcotics to avoid immediate jail time.

With less than 90 days to go before a new state law kicks in making drug possession a crime again, Multnomah County this week asked community organizations for detailed guidance on the services it ...