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On September 16, 2024, antifascist researchers identified Michael “Whit” Gantenbein of Coos Bay, Oregon as a leader of the white supremacist group White Lives Matter. Gantenbein is the owner of Whit Industries, a hydraulics and boat company based on Oregon’s South Coast. Corvallis Antifa revealed that “much of Whit Industries’ income comes from government contracts.”…
On June 26, Street Roots, an independent news publication in Oregon, published a story showing that a legal loophole is allowing ex-law enforcement officers who have received a lifetime ban from Oregon’s public safety agency to search, cite and arrest people on and around university campuses. The basis of this reporting came from public records…
In 2020, Oregon voters passed Measure 109 establishing the Oregon Psilocybin Services (OPS). Through OPS, individuals may ingest psilocybin — the active ingredient in psychedelic “magic mushrooms” — in state-sanctioned facilities. The following document, which was obtained from the Oregon Health Authority via public records request, details the coordinated advocacy of numerous state-licensed psilocybin facilitators…
On November 8, national investigative news outlet The Intercept broke the news that police in Medford, Oregon have been continuously spying on progressive activists and organizations since 2016. The basis of this reporting came from public records obtained by Information for Public Use. This illegal surveillance of First Amendment activities has included monitoring protestors calling…
Information for Public Use obtained emails showing the police chief, top city staff, and nonprofit executives in Medford, Oregon attempted to prevent $1.5 million of state money from being awarded to Stabbin’ Wagon, a local harm reduction nonprofit critical of the law enforcement. Enter your email below to get stories like this your inbox. Stabbin’…
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