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Johnston’s Charter Review Commission (JCRC) has convened twice and plans to meet again Thursday evening, Dec. 7.
Will the JCRC ultimately ask voters to surrender their democratically elected School Committee in lieu of an appointed board?
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Oregon’s drug treatment system is not ready for Measure 110 aftermath, Salem Reporter finds
Updated Feb 06, 2021;
Posted Feb 06, 2021
“Oregon has one of the worst prevention systems in the country measured by dollars spent,” said Mike Marshall, executive director of Oregon Recovers, which advocates for improving addiction treatment. Courtesy of Oregon RecoversCourtesy of Oregon Recovers
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By Rachel Alexander and Saphara Harrell, Salem Reporter
Oregon is poised to dramatically expand an addiction treatment system that already consumes millions of dollars each year with no clear results.
Oregonians passed Measure 110 last fall to take drug users out of jails and put them into clinics. That could move thousands of people into a system already clogged and lacking evidence it’s effective, an investigation by Salem Reporter found.