Opinion: IP 28 would harm state

Editor’s note: Efforts to get Initiative Petition 28, also known as the “Peace Act, a proposed ballot initiative aimed at the November 2026 ballot that would effectively criminalize hunting, fishing, livestock farming, and commercial meat production in Oregon, continue to gain momentum. Proponents report they have collected 131,200 of the approximately 140,000 signatures generally considered  necessary to qualify for the November ballot. They have exceeded the minimum statutory threshold of 117,173 required, but more signatures…