Portland, Ore — Vaping is seen almost everywhere, and it’s hard to miss the large plume of white from users. But that popularity has landed hundreds in the hospital nationwide and cost another nine people their lives. In Oregon alone there has been one vaping-related death and five hospitalizations. “Unfortunately, the
WASHINGTON D.C. — The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill aiming to end the cash-based economy of legal cannabis businesses by making banking services available. The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act passed in the House on Wednesday with a total of 321 votes. Prior to this, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) said these businesses have been largely denied
EUGENE, Ore. – The landmark SAFE Banking Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 321-103 on Wednesday afternoon. If it becomes law, the bill would allow banks to Advocates say it’s about public safety, saying it’s safer to work with credit and debit cards than strictly cash, which
The vaping-related epidemic of severe lung disease is far from over as health officials warned Tuesday of hundreds of new cases to come with no clear idea of what precisely is causing the illnesses. The testimony before Congress by Dr. Anne Schuchat, principal deputy director at the federal Centers of Disease
Grant County commissioners Jim Hamsher and Sam Palmer arrived in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 9 for a four-day stay that included a visit to Capitol Hill on Sept. 11 to advocate for more permanent solutions for Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) and Secure Rural Schools (SRS) funding. The two
Sitting in his Portland office with Mount Hood glittering behind him, Jeff Merkley thumbs through his iPhone photos. Images shot through chain-link fences show people huddled together. Here’s a family lying side by side on a green floor mat, arms touching; here’s a father, cradling his infant. These pictures are from detention
On Friday, Sept. 20, an estimated 4 million people worldwide walked out of classes and off their jobs to demand that governments and corporations take action to limit climate change. Many were students in high school and college. (Portland public schools and many other educational institutions provided excused absences to
Hundreds of union members and other supporters, including U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, marched through downtown Astoria on Saturday during a rally for Columbia Memorial Hospital nurses, who are in a protracted labor dispute with hospital administrators. The Oregon Nurses Association, a union representing more than 120 nurses at the Astoria
Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden have announced that $150 million is now available to help rural communities recover from substantial damages and losses caused by severe winter storms earlier this year. The storms, in nine Oregon counties, including Jefferson, closed roads and left countless families without power
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Friday urged federal regulators to immediately remove all pod and cartridge-based e-cigarettes from the market until it can be proven the products are safe. In a letter to Ned Sharpless, acting commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA),
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