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Rachel Biggs
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We can’t arrest our way out of the overdose crisis. But Congress is trying with the HALT Fentanyl Act, which blocks health research & increases mandatory minimums for fentanyl-related substances. Tell your Senators to vote NO & prioritize health, not handcuffs: engage.drugpolicy.org/secure/vote-...
February 14, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Reposted by Rachel Biggs
Yesterday, we joined with partners from around the state to call on lawmakers to focus on real solutions to public safety.

It's time to ditch the failed strategies of the past and instead, invest in proven solutions that have made communities around the country more safe.
January 24, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Reposted by Rachel Biggs
In theory, storage programs for belongings that cities remove from homeless encampments are supposed to protect people’s property rights and make it easy to get their possessions back. In reality, they rarely accomplish either objective. www.propublica.org/article/home...
Cities Say They Store Property Taken From Homeless Encampments. People Rarely Get Their Things Back.
Storage programs are meant to protect people’s property rights and allow them to reclaim their possessions. But they rarely accomplish either objective, according to a ProPublica investigation of citi...
www.propublica.org
November 21, 2024 at 12:34 PM