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Oregon has Spent $46 million Fighting Black Market

Experts say the state’s lack of market-related data may be hampering its efforts.
by Kaylee Tornay / InvestigateWest

The tales of illicit cannabis operations were coming from all corners of Oregon, and by 2018 — four years after the state voted to legalize recreational weed — lawmakers were feeling the pressure to act.  Workers on unlicensed grows just miles north of California were sleeping in shipping containers and being held on site by armed […]

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Woman’s suicide after repeated 911 calls reveals gaps in Bend’s lauded crisis response system

She called 911 nine times in six months seeking help before neighbors found her dead
by Kaylee Tornay / InvestigateWest

Editor’s note: This story contains descriptions of suicide. At first, the police officer stepping into Pamela Antoni’s empty one-bedroom apartment observed nothing out of the ordinary. The air was cool and smelled fresh. Clothes hung in the shower and a packed bag sat on the floor by the bed. But Officer Jonathon Fetherolf, an officer […]

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New Oregon program pays parents to care for kids with intensive medical, behavioral needs — but few can access it

Parents say limited pay, long waitlist are restricting the program’s effectiveness
by Kaylee Tornay / InvestigateWest

Calli Ross’s son Tennyson was assigned a number this summer. It’s 136. So was Paige Hall’s son James. He’s 156. And Shasta Kearns Moore’s son Malachi is 1,151. The numbers, which top out at 1,349, mark the spot that each boy occupies on the waitlist to qualify for a new Medicaid program in Oregon: the […]

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