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1w ago
A super PAC that focuses on electing Democrats to the U.S. House reserved nearly $10 million worth of broadcast ad time in Oregon ..read more
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1w ago
Portland City Council agreed to pay $167,000 to settle a 2022 lawsuit that accused the city and Mayor Ted Wheeler of withholding thousands of text messages from a public records request ..read more
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1w ago
Deputy General Counsel Lindsey Burrows becomes the fourth staffer to leave Kotek's office in a month, though it's not clear if her departure is connected to others ..read more
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1w ago
Starting next year, large warehouses will not be allowed to punish employees for failing to meet their quotas, unless those criteria are clearly written out in advance ..read more
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1w ago
As the city moves to expand low-barrier shelters like Clinton Triangle, addiction experts believe it's important that they’re matched with the housing and support needed to truly leave homelessness behind ..read more
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1w ago
South Korea's liberal opposition wins nearly two-thirds of the seats in parliamentary elections, blowing a crushing defeat to President Yoon Suk Yeol ..read more
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1w ago
The new adviser, Rachael Moser, 37, is a former director at the Oregon Department of Education in the office of education, innovation and improvement. She’s the first addition to Kotek’s cabinet following the exodus of four high-profile staff in the last month ..read more
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1w ago
Day came out of retirement six months ago after former Chief Chuck Lovell announced he wanted a lesser role in the bureau. Day's role as the city’s permanent police chief is effective immediately ..read more
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1w ago
On the latest episode of OPB Politics Now, we discuss Right 2 Dream Too and the Clinton Triangle shelter ..read more
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2w ago
Ben Edtl, the president of the Republican Unity Caucus, doubled down on his claims after receiving a letter from state Sen. David Brock Smith’s attorney ..read more