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Not satire. Just Oregon.
As 2026 kicks off, Oregon rolled out 282 new state laws covering everything from health care and consumer protections to deepfakes and marriage age reforms. Some of them actually make sense. Medical debt can’t hit your credit report. Workers get clearer pay stubs. Ticket bots are being cracked down on. The marriage age was finally raised to 18. Good. Long overdue.
And then there’s this.
Portland, Oregon is moving forward with banning gas-powered leaf blowers within city limits.
Yes, leaf blowers.
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