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Kate Brown explains why she commuted all of her state's death sentences Enlarge this image toggle caption Jeff Chiu/AP Jeff Chiu/AP Oregon Gov. Sponsor Message Brown tells Morning Edition's Rachel Martin that the majority of her clemency work has been geared towards moving Oregon towards a more equitable criminal justice system — and notes that a disproportionate number of those …
The Latest on wildfires in the U.S. West : 5:25 p.m. SALEM, Ore. -- Authorities in Oregon now say more than 500,000 people statewide have been forced to evacuate because of wildfires. Kate Brown said Thursday afternoon that more than 80,000 people have had to evacuate because of wildfires burning across the state. ___ 2:20 p.m. MALDEN, Wash. — Wildfires …