BEND, OR A bill re-criminalizing public drug use and possession in Oregon is scheduled to get a vote in the full House Thursday, after passing out of a joint committee with bipartisan support.
Deschutes, Bend law enforcement leaders argue that drug possession should once again be a crime. While some local defense attorneys question whether re-criminalizing drugs is an effective way to curb the state’s ongoing addiction crisis.
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office overestimated the amount of money it would have to start this year by more than $2 million, the latest obstacle facing an agency whose budget
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