SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon will substantially overhaul its hate crime laws for the first time since the early 1980s. The House unanimously voted Wednesday to send the governor a measure strengthening the definition of bias crimes and adding “gender identity” as a protected class. The move responds to an uptick in reported hate crimes […]

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