WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Giffords, an organization dedicated to saving lives from gun violence, issued the following news release: * * * GIFFORDS urges Oregon legislature to pass firearm licensing legislation With federal safeguards in jeopardy, HB 3076 would establish state-level oversight of firearm dealers to help keep communities safe WASHINGTON -- GIFFORDS, the national gun violence prevention organization led by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, released the following statement urgi  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, May 9 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * Oral Arguments to Be Heard Monday as OHSU Battles to Avoid Paying PETA More Than $400,000 Judgment Portland, Ore. - In 2023, a Multnomah County circuit court ordered Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) to pay PETA more than $400,000 in a case involving an infamous sex experiment with drunken, tethered voles, and the school is still trying to avoid paying u  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 9 [Category: Environment] -- The Trust for Public Land posted the following news release: * * * Trust For Public Land and Oregon State University Announce Acquisition of 3,110 Acres in Tualatin Mountain Forest Trust For Public Land (TPL) and Oregon State University (OSU), in partnership with Metro, Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF), and local community organizations, announced today the acquisition of 3,110 acres of timber land from Weyerhaeuser Company. Loc  more