California voters will begin marking their mail-in ballots for the Nov. 5 election in just a few days and how they vote may reflect their somewhat sour outlooks, particularly rising concerns about ...

Oregon lawmakers listened to public testimony Wednesday night during a four-hour, packed hearing on three proposals that all recriminalize possession of small amounts of drugs. Hundreds of people ...

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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will attempt to undo an administrative error that led to the inadvertent repeal of a criminal-justice system ...