by Joe Duball - iapp
The Maine Legislature has advanced a comprehensive privacy bill through both chambers, but uncertainty is still swirling around its fate.
The Maine Senate passed an amended version of Legislative Document 1822, the Maine Online Data Privacy Act, on a 20-14 vote 5 March. The original version of the bill passed the Maine House weeks prior, but the House will now debate the Senate amended version that includes a controversial exemption for political organizations.
by Sabinna Pierre - MSN
Oregon's state courts have cleared about 47,000 residential eviction records from people's backgrounds, a significant step toward reducing barriers to housing access under a new state law.
The law, ORS 105.164 (House Bill 2001, 2023), requires courts to "set aside" and "seal" past residential evictions that meet specific criteria. These sealed evictions will no longer appear in background checks, legally treated as if they never occurred.
by Sabrina Pierre - KGW8
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon's state courts have cleared about 47,000 residential eviction records from people's backgrounds, a significant step toward reducing barriers to housing access under a new state law.
The law, ORS 105.164 (House Bill 2001, 2023), requires courts to "set aside" and "seal" past residential evictions that meet specific criteria. These sealed evictions will no longer appear in background checks, legally treated as if they never occurred.
by Alonzo Martinez - Forbes
In response to the escalating overdose crisis, Oregon legislators have approved House Bill 4002, which reverts the state's pioneering drug decriminalization efforts, marking a significant shift in drug possession laws. The bill, which passed with a 21-8 vote in the Senate and 51-7 in the House, is now awaiting the signature of Governor Tina Kotek, who has indicated openness to rolling back decriminalization.
