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Nike plans to lay off 740 employees at its Oregon headquarters before end of June
usatoday.com/story/money/business/2024/04/20/nike-layoffs-2024/73396096007/
Who won the $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot in Oregon? We might know soon. Here's why.
usatoday.com/story/money/lottery/2024/04/11/powerball-jackpot-winner-oregon-anonymous/73288922007/
Supreme Court Case Today Will Decide Whether Homeless Can Be Banned From ‘Public Camping’
forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/04/22/supreme-court-case-today-will-decide-whether-homeless-can-be-banned-from-public-camping/
We need housing, not handcuffs | Opinion: Florida is not alone in passing laws such as a ban on public sleeping to combat homelessness ...
sun-sentinel.com/2024/04/16/we-need-housing-not-handcuffs-opinion/
Why did Oregon recriminalize drug possession?: New law lets arrests continue, but also funds new drug treatment efforts
theweek.com/politics/oregon-recriminalize-drug-possession
If this major city swaps a municipal course for an MLB park, the region's golf program could implode
golfweek.usatoday.com/2024/04/15/major-league-baseball-golf-course-portland/
An Oregon Bill to Cut Millions in Timber Taxes Is Dead: The legislation aimed to reformulate how Oregon funds the rising costs of fighting wildfires ...
propublica.org/article/oregon-bill-to-cut-millions-in-timber-taxes-is-dead
New Docs Show Oregon Dem’s Support for Shady Cannabis Grant: A Justice Department subpoena indicates that feds may be looking at Rep. Val Hoyle (D-OR) and her ...
thedailybeast.com/new-docs-show-oregon-dems-support-for-shady-cannabis-grant
Oregon lawmakers pass bill to recriminalize drug possession: The Oregon Legislature has passed a bill that recriminalizes the possession of small amounts of ...
apnews.com/article/oregon-drug-recriminalization-0c767935037f058c1bf16c4a7c405144
A groundbreaking drug law is scrapped in Oregon. What does that mean for decriminalization?
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/03/12/drug-decriminalization-law-reversed-oregon/72871244007/
Oregon Is Ready to Restart the Drug War: A radical three-year experiment in drug decriminalization is poised to end in the Pacific Northwest.
rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/oregon-drug-war-decriminalization-1234982783/
Oregon Leaders Hampered Drug Decriminalization Effort: Just over three years since Oregon voters passed Ballot Measure 110, elected officials want to repeal key ...
propublica.org/article/oregon-leaders-hampered-drug-decriminalization-effort
Oregon undoes groundbreaking drug decriminalization law: Measure 110, an experiment approved in 2020, gets overhauled as state grapples with fentanyl crisis and ...
theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/02/oregon-overturn-drug-decriminalize-law
Oregon Is Ready to Restart the Drug War: A radical three-year experiment in drug decriminalization is poised to end in the Pacific Northwest.
rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/oregon-drug-war-decriminalization-1234982783/
Oregon Is Ready to Restart the Drug War: A radical three-year experiment in drug decriminalization is poised to end in the Pacific Northwest.
rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/oregon-drug-war-decriminalization-1234982783/
Portland revives police department protest response team amid skepticism stemming from 2020 protests
columbian.com/news/2024/mar/21/portland-revives-police-department-protest-response-team-amid-skepticism-stemming-from-2020-protests/
Portland, businesses push for public records exemption amid pending release of which firms paid clean energy
oregonlive.com/watchdog/2024/02/portland-businesses-push-for-public-records-exemption-amid-pending-release-of-which-firms-paid-clean-energy-tax.html
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The Oregon Timber Industry Won Huge Tax Cuts in the 1990s. Now It May Get Another Break Thanks to a Top Lawmaker.
propublica.org/article/oregon-timber-industry-tax-cuts-legislature
Oregon pioneered a radical drug policy. Now it's reconsidering. : Under Ballot Measure 110, instead of arresting drug users, police give them a citation and ...
npr.org/2024/02/07/1229655142/oregon-pioneered-a-radical-drug-policy-now-its-reconsidering
Oregon votes to continue close ties with Taiwan: Oregon state legislature emphasizes 'strong, enduring partnership' with Taiwan
taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5107783
Oregon’s drug decriminalization: Why are lawmakers reconsidering the revolutionary strategy
english.elpais.com/usa/2024-02-20/oregons-drug-decriminalization-why-are-lawmakers-reconsidering-the-revolutionary-strategy.html
Oregon lawmaker suggests non-Christians are ill-suited for elected office: Rep. E. Werner Reschke told OPB that his comments had been “grossly taken out of ...
oregonlive.com/politics/2024/01/oregon-lawmaker-suggests-non-christians-are-ill-suited-for-elected-office.html
Portland sues OPB, seeks to block public release of business clean energy tax payments
oregonlive.com/watchdog/2024/01/portland-sues-opb-seeks-to-block-public-release-of-business-clean-energy-tax-payments.html
Paid articlePaid To some Oregonians, moving wolves to Colorado just shifts the problem and the pain
oregonlive.com/environment/2023/12/to-some-oregonians-moving-wolves-to-colorado-just-shifts-the-problem-and-the-pain.html
Where's the best place to find a robot cat? The library, of course: If you haven't visited your local library lately, you might want to see what's new there ...
zdnet.com/article/wheres-the-best-place-to-find-a-robot-cat-the-library-of-course/
Bacterial Infection Spreading Throughout Portland Sparks Questions: An infection that is spreading in the Portland, Oregon, metro area has been linked mostly to ...
newsweek.com/bacterial-infection-spreading-throughout-portland-sparks-questions-1856271
Trial begins challenging alleged ‘secret’ meetings to discuss firing Newberg schools superintendent
oregonlive.com/education/2023/11/trial-begins-challenging-alleged-secret-meetings-to-discuss-firing-newberg-schools-superintendent.html
Oregon teachers reach tentative deal to end strike after three weeks of no school
theguardian.com/education/2023/nov/27/portland-teacher-strike-ends-oregon
Column: I spent a week in Montana coal country. Here's what surprised me: California and its West Coast neighbors can't solve climate change on their own.
latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2023-12-12/column-i-spent-a-week-in-montana-coal-country-heres-what-surprised-me-boiling-point
Thousands of Teachers Strike in Oregon's Largest School District: "We are sending a powerful message to PPS, to the city of Portland, to the state ...
commondreams.org/news/portland-teacher-strike
The Plan to Save Oregon’s Salmon From Willamette River Dams: In Oregon, many endorse opening the Willamette river dams and letting fish coast the natural current ...
propublica.org/article/willamette-river-salmon-dams-usace
OPB’s ‘Oregon’s County Poor Farms’ is a thought-provoking look at poverty and government
oregonlive.com/entertainment/2023/11/opbs-oregons-county-poor-farms-is-a-thought-provoking-look-at-poverty-and-government.html
One of Oregon’s largest labor unions is trying to ban self-service at gas stations just months after lawmakers voted to legalize it.
UFCW Local 555 ... Show more www.oregonlive.com/commuting/2023/10/oregon-labor-union-pursuing-ballot-measure-to-ban-self-serve-gas.html
A new RSV shot could help protect babies this winter — if they can get it in time
npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/10/25/1208322069/a-new-rsv-shot-could-help-protect-babies-this-winter-if-they-can-get-it-in-time
‘PARTICIPATION PRIZE’: Students will no longer have to demonstrate competency in several subjects. trib.al/yYxBj25
Oregon Man Samson Zebturiah Garner Accused of Plotting Mass Shooting at Climbing Festival
thedailybeast.com/oregon-man-samson-zebturiah-garner-accused-of-plotting-mass-shooting-at-climbing-festival
Oregon Supreme Court to decide if GOP senators who boycotted Legislature can run for reelection
columbian.com/news/2023/oct/25/oregon-supreme-court-to-decide-if-gop-senators-who-boycotted-legislature-can-run-for-reelection/
Republicans Barred From 2024 Elections File Papers Anyway: GOP lawmakers are disputing a constitutional amendment barring senators with absences from applying ...
newsweek.com/republicans-barred-2024-reelection-lawsuit-oregon-1827531
Trump-era change allowing the logging of old-growth forests violates laws, judge says
pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-era-change-allowing-the-logging-of-old-growth-forests-violates-laws-judge-says
Quick Glance: Court: Trump-era rule change allows illegal logging of old-growth forests
- A federal judge has found that a rule change from the Trump era, which allowed for the logging of old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest, violates several laws.
- U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew Hallman found that the U.S. Forest Service violated the National Environmental Policy Act, the National Forest Management Act, and the Endangered Species Act when it amended a protection that had been in place since 1994.
- Hallman recommended that the Forest Service's environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact should be vacated and that the agency should be required to prepare a comprehensive environmental impact statement related to the change.
- The Forest Service did not immediately respond to an email request for comment.
Trump's Last-Minute Attack on Old-Growth Trees Was Illegal, Judge Rules: The federal judge said that the "highly uncertain effects of this project ...
commondreams.org/news/trump-old-growth-rollback-illegal
Quick Glance: Court Rules Trump's Last-Minute Attack on Old-Growth Trees Illegal
- Two days before leaving office, a political appointee for President Donald Trump removed protections from old-growth trees in Oregon and Washington.
- These protections were implemented in the mid-1990s to safeguard the Pacific Northwest's old-growth forests, which were at risk due to decades of logging.
- The protections covered trees in six national forests in eastern Oregon and Washington, spanning over seven million acres of public land.
- A judge agreed that the last-minute rule change violated environmental protection laws and sided with the plaintiffs in the lawsuit.
Whimsical giant troll sculptures take shape in Oregon and Washington: A Danish artist uses reclaimed materials like scrap wood, old pallets and twigs to build ...
opb.org/article/2023/08/11/troll-art-washington-oregon-thomas-dambo-recycled-public-fantasy/
Oregon’s attorney general says she won’t seek reelection next year after serving 3 terms
columbian.com/news/2023/sep/19/oregons-attorney-general-says-she-wont-seek-reelection-next-year-after-serving-3-terms/
Oregon murder suspect escaped psychiatric hospital, found stuck in mud: Christopher Lee Pray, who was fully shackled when he escaped, had been trapped in mud for ...
insider.com/escaped-oregon-murder-suspect-found-stuck-mud-armpits-police-2023-9
Oregon Capitol construction project quietly went $90 million over budget: The measures, expecting taxpayers to pay nearly $465 million for what had been billed ...
oregonlive.com/politics/2023/08/oregon-capitol-construction-project-quietly-went-90-million-over-budget.html
A giant Oregon fire shows the limits of carbon offsets in fighting climate change
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/a-giant-oregon-fire-shows-the-limits-of-carbon-offsets-in-fighting-climate-change/
Man escapes mental hospital in Oregon while fully shackled and drives away: SALEM, Ore. — A man newly transferred to Oregon’s psychiatric hospital managed to ...
columbian.com/news/2023/aug/31/man-escapes-mental-hospital-in-oregon-while-fully-shackled-and-drives-away/
Federal judge upholds Oregon's tough gun control law approved by voters: A federal judge has ruled Oregon’s voter-approved gun control measure – one of the ...
pbs.org/newshour/politics/federal-judge-upholds-oregons-tough-gun-control-law-approved-by-voters
Billions spent on hatcheries, habitat fails to help native Columbia River salmon, study finds
columbian.com/news/2023/aug/04/billions-spent-on-hatcheries-habitat-fails-to-help-native-columbia-river-salmon-study-finds/
The Oregonian, Oregon State University welcome 19 student journalists to the High School Journalism Institute
oregonlive.com/hsji/2023/07/the-oregonian-oregon-state-university-welcome-19-student-journalists-to-the-high-school-journalism-institute.html
Paid articlePaid Oregon Republican senators sue to run for reelection, saying walkout rule shouldn’t stop them
columbian.com/news/2023/aug/27/oregon-republican-senators-sue-to-run-for-reelection-saying-walkout-rule-shouldnt-stop-them/
Ore. law allows amputees to get body parts back: PORTLAND (AP) — Health care facilities in Oregon will be allowed to return amputated body parts to patients for ...
columbian.com/news/2023/aug/23/ore-law-allows-amputees-to-get-body-parts-back/
Federal judge rules Oregon’s tough new gun law is constitutional: A federal judge has ruled Oregon’s voter-approved gun control measure — one of the toughest in ...
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/federal-judge-rules-oregons-tough-new-gun-law-101316238
Oregon’s failure to stop housing foster kids in hotels draws federal judge’s rebuke
oregonlive.com/politics/2023/07/oregons-failure-to-stop-housing-foster-kids-in-hotels-draws-federal-judges-rebuke.html
Oregon prison nurse guilty of sexually abusing nine women in custody: Tony Klein, 38, convicted of 21 of 23 federal charges and could face life imprisonment
theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/27/oregon-prison-nurse-guilty-sexual-abuse-women
Newport Mayor Dean Sawyer resigns amid public outcry over hateful posts on cop Facebook group
oregonlive.com/news/2023/07/newport-mayor-dean-sawyer-resigns-amid-public-outcry-over-hateful-posts-on-cop-facebook-group.html
Oregon senators who participated in walkout plan to run for reelection : Of the 10 senators who refused to attend Senate floor sessions in an effort to block ...
oregonlive.com/politics/2023/07/oregon-senators-who-participated-in-walkout-plan-to-run-for-reelection.html
Nearly a third of Oregon superintendents are new to the job, administrators coalition says
columbian.com/news/2023/jul/26/nearly-a-third-of-oregon-superintendents-are-new-to-the-job-administrators-coalition-says/
Ex-Oregon prison nurse convicted of sexually assaulting 9 women in custody: PORTLAND — A federal jury found a former nurse at Oregon’s women’s prison guilty ...
columbian.com/news/2023/jul/25/ex-oregon-prison-nurse-convicted-of-sexually-assaulting-9-women-in-custody/
Republicans return to Oregon Senate, ending longest walkout in state history: They returned to the Capitol after Democrats dialed back gun and some abortion ...
axios.com/local/portland/2023/06/15/republican-senators-return-to-oregon-capitol
Whitewashing Albina’s Destruction: The Oregonian put a shiny gloss of progress on government projects in the 1950s and 1960s ... Show more l.oregonlive.com/u3zaPk?utm_campaign=theoregonian_sf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook
KLCC’s Brian Bull on the Public Radio Oral History Project, and why public radio matters
oregonlive.com/entertainment/2023/06/klccs-brian-bull-on-the-public-radio-oral-history-project-and-why-public-radio-matters.html
Why More and More Oregon Residents Are Voting to Secede and Join Idaho: Meet the Beaver Leavers. (They call themselves something else.)
slate.com/business/2023/05/oregon-greater-idaho-movement-wallowa-county-election-secession-separatism.html
Oregon has more cash than expected, but GOP walkout threatens budget progress: SALEM, Ore. — Oregon’s latest state revenue forecast far exceeded expectations ...
columbian.com/news/2023/may/17/oregon-has-more-cash-than-expected-but-gop-walkout-threatens-budget-progress/
Publishing Prejudice: Whitewashing Albina's destruction
projects.oregonlive.com/publishing-prejudice/whitewashing-destruction
Phil Knight gives $400M to benefit Black Portlanders: The gift from Knight and his wife Penny Knight to the 1803 Fund – an initiative revealed Monday – is meant ...
opb.org/article/2023/04/24/phil-knight-nike-billionaire-400-million-black-portland-albina/
Quick Glance: Phil and Penny Knight make a $400 million donation to Portland's historically Black Albina neighborhood.
- Phil and Penny Knight gave $400 million to the newly founded 1803 Fund, a local endeavor to enhance Portland's Black community, on Monday.
- Adams is the chairman of the 1803 Fund, which will be in charge of the Rebuild Albina project.
- "Penny and I have long believed in the community of Portland," Knight stated.
- The $400 million fund will invest in Portland's historically Black Albina neighborhood.
World’s oldest drag queen ran own club for more than half a century: As states such as Tennessee move to restrict drag shows in public, the joyful extravagance ...
theage.com.au/national/world-s-oldest-drag-queen-ran-own-club-for-more-than-half-a-century-20230330-p5cwo6.html
The Racism, and Resilience, Behind Today’s Salmon Crisis: Salmon have been endangered my entire life. Here’s what I didn’t realize until I started reporting.
propublica.org/article/the-racism-and-resilience-behind-todays-salmon-crisis
The U.S. Promised Tribes They Would Always Have Fish, but the Fish They Have Pose Toxic Risks
propublica.org/article/how-the-us-broke-promise-to-protect-fish-for-tribes
FBI offers $50K reward to catch Northwest grid's armed attackers: The FBI is offering $50,000 in hopes of catching whoever shot up two electrical substations ...
kuow.org/stories/fbi-offers-25k-reward-to-catch-northwest-grid-s-armed-attackers
Oregon Man Pleads Guilty in Woman’s Murder at Protest in Portland: Benjamin Smith, 44, aggressively approached a group of people attending a protest against ...
nytimes.com/2023/03/09/us/benjamin-smith-portland-shooting.html
Oregon bill would make it easier to remove racist language from deeds: The offensive clauses were used by developers in the early 1900s to exclude people of ...
businessinsider.com/oregon-bill-would-make-easier-remove-racist-language-from-deeds-2023-3
Paid articlePaid It’s not just WA: There’s a nationwide push to build homes faster: Since the Great Recession, Oregon, Washington and many other states have failed to keep up ...
pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2023/03/20/governors-push-faster-construction-to-meet-housing-needs
“This is not sustainable”: Inside Oregon’s plan to double down on new housing: Governors across the country are writing budgets that devote millions of dollars ...
fastcompany.com/90868415/this-is-not-sustainable-inside-oregons-plan-to-double-down-on-new-housing
Republicans ignore setbacks and urge offense against abortion: The reversal of Roe vs. Wade pushed abortion to the forefront of politics in 2022 ...
latimes.com/politics/story/2023-02-09/republicans-abortion-2024-campaign-double-down
Lawmaker introduces bill to ban nepotism in the Oregon Legislature : Under current law, many public officials are barred from employing relatives unless they ...
oregonlive.com/politics/2023/02/lawmaker-introduces-bill-to-ban-nepotism-in-the-oregon-legislature.html
Hundreds of Portland city workers on strike for better pay: PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — More than 600 city employees in Portland, Oregon, walked off the job on ...
columbian.com/news/2023/feb/02/hundreds-of-portland-city-workers-on-strike-for-better-pay/
More cities and states make homeless encampments a crime, leaving low-income people with few options
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/01/13/homelessness-us-more-tent-cities-banned/11024116002/
The Racism, and Resilience, Behind Today’s Salmon Crisis: Salmon have been endangered my entire life. Here’s what I didn’t realize until I started reporting.
propublica.org/article/the-racism-and-resilience-behind-todays-salmon-crisis
4 Wash. power stations vandalized amid unsolved incidents nationwide: The Christmas Day vandalism comes weeks after more than a half-dozen of unsolved incidents ...
washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/12/26/washington-substation-attack/
Oregon governor commutes all 17 of state's death sentences: Oregon Democrat Kate Brown, who is in her last month in office, says it is "immoral" to execute ...
bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63967485
Quick Glance: Oregon Governor commutes all 17 death sentences in the state
- Oregon's governor has announced that she will commute the sentences of the state's 17 death row convicts.
- According to NBC News, Kate Brown stated that their execution sentences would be commuted to life in prison without the chance of release, most likely invoking her executive clemency powers for the final time as governor.
- "Instead, it reflects the recognition that the death penalty is immoral"
- She stated that the commutations were compatible with a moratorium on the death penalty instituted by Democratic Governor John Kitzhaber in 2011.
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