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Gun safety bill passes Oregon Senate, now on Gov. Kate Brown’s desk

by Jack Harvel May 12, 2021August 3, 2024

Senate Bill 554 passed the Oregon State Senate after the Oregon House of Representatives modified the text to add storage and safety requirements. The bill would change Oregon laws to allow school districts, public higher education institutions and a few other public buildings the ability to prohibit the carrying of firearms on their property, even […]

Opinion

As Dishonest Attack Ads Infest Local Politics, New Netflix Doc Suggests Another Way Forward

As “The Social Dilemma” points out, changing where we aim our attention can begin the healing.

by The Source Staff October 7, 2020October 18, 2023

In a presidential election year, every day can feel like a week; every week like a year. It feels like far more than a week ago that Americans watched as the two presidential candidates appeared together for their first debate. The subsequent string of local and national officials announcing publicly that they denounce white supremacy—in […]

Opinion

Democratic Primary Endorsement for Governor

Kate Brown

The Source StaffMay 4, 2016March 18, 2023

“We will protect what makes Oregon great,” said Gov. Kate Brown in her 2016 State of the State Address. That promise is gaining momentum. This year, she signed into law Oregon’s historic clean energy bill, the first of its kind in the nation. She also proposed sweeping minimum wage increases, tiered regionally, passed by the […]

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