Politics

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler calls for tougher penalties, more police tools, as protests mark new year in Oregon cities

By Anna Griffin (OPB) and Sergio Olmos (OPB)

Jan. 1, 2021 4:57 p.m. Updated: Jan. 2, 2021 1:34 a.m.

Wheeler wants the state Legislature to make it easier for law enforcement to investigate and track protest violence. Civil liberty groups will have questions.