Grab a pen and paper: It’s time to handwrite the U.S. Constitution in Portland
On Jan. 22, the public is invited to the Hillsdale library for “Handwriting the Constitution.” The event is a chance to get ...
People want to change the Constitution. What’s next?
The right and the left don’t agree on how they’d like to change the Constitution, but they do agree that changes need to be made. President Joe Biden, in his farewell address, called for an amendment ...
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State Powers
In the Tenth Amendment, the Constitution also recognizes the powers of the state governments. Traditionally, these included the “police powers” of health, education, and welfare. So many ...
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New OPB Documentary Tells the Stories of Oregon’s Black Pioneers Who Helped Shape the State
When Oregon became a state in 1859, it was the only state admitted to the union with an exclusion law in its constitution. That law remained until voters removed it in 1926, while the original ...