"OHA is making sweeping rule changes in a matter of weeks with little to no input from the people directly impacted," said Commissioner Danielle Bethell. "These rules will deeply affect the safety of staff working in difficult conditions and the residents they're trying to help."

"The Army Corps' own analysis acknowledges that this operation would adversely affect drinking water, water supply reliability, and recreation,” said Commissioner Colm Willis, Chair.

On Monday afternoon, a federal judge granted a Disability Rights Oregon (DRO) motion to exclude many criminally-charged individuals from the Oregon State Hospital in the ongoing Mink/Bowman case, which will force early release of mentally unstable individuals charged with serious Measure 11 crimes like rape, murder, kidnapping, assault, and robbery.