Environment
Oregon bill would speed up process to rename locations with offensive titles
Bill defines offensive as ‘insulting and derogatory’ to Oregon Native American tribes, or any race, nationality or ethnicity ...
Latest Government
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Feds put Portland’s Gus Solomon Courthouse up for sale
The U.S. General Services Administration announced this week that an historic courthouse in downtown Portland will be sold.
Business
Craig Prins, appointed after bourbon scandal, plans to exit OLCC this summer
The head of Oregon’s commission overseeing liquor and marijuana plans to leave his position by July 1, he ...
News
20 state AGs, including Oregon’s, sue feds for tying transportation and disaster funding to immigration enforcement
Two new federal lawsuits filed in U.S. District Court in Rhode Island Tuesday, May 14, against the U.S. ...
Government
Federal chaos leaves Oregon’s economic outlook sluggish, uncertain, short hundreds of millions
Oregon lawmakers will have nearly $756 million less than they anticipated to spend in next two years, according ...
Food and Drink
Proposed federal SNAP cuts would leave Oregon families hungry, governor and senators warn
More than 700,000 Oregonians receive aid from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Oregonians will go hungry if congressional ...
Local News
Election deadline is Tuesday: Multnomah County makes voting easy
The deadline to vote in this election is Tuesday, May 20, and Multnomah County is offering an array ...
News
$1 billion-a-year Portland infrastructure crisis prompts City Council reaction
The Portland City Council is moving to address Portland’s growing infrastructure crisis, now estimated at more than $1 ...
Business
Child care providers, parents call on Oregon Legislature to support subsidy program
Victoria Mendoza opened up a child care business in Salem 16 years ago — a decision inspired by her own ...
Business
Environmentalists argue PacifiCorp’s wildfire liability burden is fueled by coal-protecting bills
When Berkshire Hathaway bought PacifiCorp — Rocky Mountain Power’s parent company — in 2005, stakeholders didn’t consider the ...