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Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 27 February 2020

Jeffery Robinson, director of the American Civil Liberty Union’s Trone Center for Justice and Equality

The Commission to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals for African-Americans Act now has 125 cosponsors

Details: Written by ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press; Published: 27 February 2020

his 2016 photo shows a lumber mill in Bend, Ore., that is now in February 2020 an REI outdoor recreation store. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky)

Political districts have flipped in population centers, from San Diego in the south to Seattle in the north

Details: Written by DAVE COLLINS and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press; Published: 25 February 2020

An electronic cigarette kit and mentol pod from Juul Labs is seen on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, in Pembroke Pines, Fla. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Oregon is one of five states leading a bipartisan coalition looking into JUUL’s targeting of youth vaping

Details: Written by GENE JOHNSON Associated Press; Published: 25 February 2020

The 7-4 ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned decisions issued by judges in Washington, Oregon and California

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 21 February 2020

Today jurors found Christian guilty of the May 26, 2017 stabbing deaths of Taliesin Namkai-Meche and Ricky Best

Details: Written by SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press; Published: 21 February 2020

A spokesman for Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon said the agency has been "working closely with state officials to create critical backstops and protect access to care for all Oregonians who need it, regardless of federal action on Title X"

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 20 February 2020

Oregon's Department of Land Conservation and Development says a proposed liquefied natural gas export terminal in Coos Bay would have significant adverse effects on the state's coastal scenic and aesthetic resources, endangered species and critical habitat

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 18 February 2020

In this Nov. 6, 2015, file photo, a TransCanada's Keystone pipeline facility is seen in Hardisty, Alberta. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

"Amidst the growing climate emergency, closing this loophole is a small step we must take to hold Big Oil accountable and to protect our communities," said Blumenauer.

Details: Written by ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press; Published: 14 February 2020

If the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approves the project, which lacks state permits, it would likely set up a court battle over state's rights

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 14 February 2020

U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer said this racial targeting of Michael Fesser "reflects the worst abuses of African-Americans in our nation’s modern history"