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The 17 people previously on death row will instead get life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
“No one deserves to be forever saddled with the impacts of a conviction for simple possession of marijuana," the outgoing governor said.
A recent juvenile justice reform bill excluded hundreds of people facing long prison sentences for crimes they committed before they turned 18. Gov. Kate Brown’s clemency order will allow some of them a second chance.
“Masks are a quick and simple tool we can immediately deploy to protect ourselves and our families," Democratic Gov. Kate Brown said.
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"If our hospitals run out of staffed beds, all Oregonians will be at risk," Gov. Kate Brown said Tuesday.
Gov. Kate Brown signed the bill as the massive Bootleg fire raged in southern Oregon.
Gov. Kate Brown said fires were growing worse due to climate change. "They're hotter, they're more fierce, and obviously much more challenging to tackle."
"There's absolutely no question that climate change is playing out before our eyes," Gov. Kate Brown said.
Kate Brown said it was "absolutely unacceptable" that at least 95 people died during the phenomenal temperature surge.
Incoming Oregon county commissioner Tootie Smith got backlash for her "selfish" defiance of Gov. Kate Brown's new COVID-19 safety restrictions.