News
12-hour City Council meeting on Portland budget scheduled Wednesday
The Portland City Council will take up next year’s budget in a lengthy series of hearings on Wednesday,…
Local News
Turnout low in Multnomah County for today’s election
In Multnomah County, the deadline to turn ballots in is 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, and as of…
Government
Oregon bill would allow youth to vote in school board elections
House Bill 3012 would let 16- and 17-year-olds vote in school board elections by 2029 Some Oregon…
Government
Oregon House passes bill to prohibit housing discrimination based on immigration status
In a 36-15 vote, the Oregon House on Monday passed a bill to prohibit landlords from asking tenants…
Local News
Fears over Columbia Basin dams, hydroelectricity grow as agencies lose hundreds of employees
Hundreds of federal employees managing the nation’s main hydropower corridor have retired, resigned or been released due to…
Local News
Multnomah County election is Tuesday, still time to vote
The deadline to vote in this election is Tuesday, May 20, and Multnomah County is offering an array…
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…
News
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…
Government
Oregon governor celebrates opening of transitional housing shelter in Clackamas County
Clackamas Village, which cost $4.8 million to build and will require $1.5 million annually to maintain, was funded…