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Budget would gut approved community projects, undermine public safety, harm water quality, among other concerns, Portland leaders say.
The Hidden Costs Of Trump’s Anti-DEI Policies Hit Local Organizations Hard
Rushing to be in compliance with executive orders that claim DEI policies are illegal, local nonprofits suffer from lack of guidance and the threat of pulled funding.
County Asks For ‘Open Referral’ System Across Homeless Shelters
Commissioners respond to frustration among those seeking shelter services in their community.
A Federal Judge in Seattle Blocks Trump’s Effort to Halt the Refugee Admissions System
The federal refugee program has been in place for decades and helps people who have escaped war, natural disaster or persecution.
Appeals Court Rules Oregon Gun Law is Constitutional
AG Rayfield: “Oregonians voted for this, and it’s time we move ahead with common sense safety measures.” ...
AG Issues Guidance for Schools on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
“Making sure diversity, equity, and inclusion are protected in education is about giving every student a fair chance to succeed,”...
Medals of Merit, Valor, Ceremony Set for March 18
Jimi Hendrix, Department of Ecology employees to be honored at State Capitol ...
In honor of Margaret Louise Carter, the M Carter Commons will offer 62 income-limited apartments for seniors in Portland’s Overlook...
Policy to Protect Children from Exploitation by Marriage Advances in the Oregon Senate
Unsafe current law permits marriage licenses for 17-year-olds in Oregon ...
Fresh lawsuit hits Oregon city at the heart of Supreme Court ruling on homeless encampments
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The small Oregon city at the heart of a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year that allowed cities across the country to enforce homeless camping bans is facing a fresh lawsuit over its camping rules, as advocates find new ways to challenge them in a legal landscape...
Western Oregon women's basketball players allege physical and emotional abuse
MONMOUTH, Ore. (AP) — Former players for the Western Oregon women's basketball team have filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging emotional and physical abuse. The lawsuit, filed on Wednesday in Marion County, seeks million damages. It names the university, its athletic...
Slaughter leads Missouri against No. 5 Texas
Missouri Tigers (12-10, 1-6 SEC) at Texas Longhorns (20-2, 6-1 SEC) Austin, Texas; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Missouri visits No. 5 Texas after Grace Slaughter scored 31 points in Missouri's 78-77 victory against the Mississippi State Bulldogs. The...
Slaughter leads Missouri against No. 5 Texas after 31-point game
Missouri Tigers (12-10, 1-6 SEC) at Texas Longhorns (20-2, 6-1 SEC) Austin, Texas; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Missouri visits No. 5 Texas after Grace Slaughter scored 31 points in Missouri's 78-77 win over the Mississippi State Bulldogs. The...
The Courage of Rep. Al Green: A Mandate for the People, Not the Powerful
If his colleagues truly believed in the cause, they would have risen in protest beside him, marched out of that chamber arm in arm with him, and defended him from censure rather than allowing Republicans to frame the narrative. ...
Bending the Arc: Advancing Equity in a New Federal Landscape
January 20th, 2025 represented the clearest distillation of the crossroads our country faces. ...
Trump’s America Last Agenda is a Knife in the Back of Working People
Donald Trump’s playbook has always been to campaign like a populist and govern like an oligarch. But it is still shocking just how brutally he went after our country’s working people in the first few days – even the first few hours – after he was...
As Dr. King Once Asked, Where Do We Go From Here?
“Let us be dissatisfied until America will no longer have high blood pressure of creeds and an anemia of deeds. Let us be dissatisfied until the tragic walls that separate the outer city of wealth and comfort from the inner city of poverty and despair shall...
Trump consoles crash victims then dives into politics with attack on diversity initiatives
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday responded to the deadliest American aviation disaster in more than two decades by blaming diversity initiatives for undermining safety and questioning the actions of a U.S. Army helicopter pilot involved in the midair collision with a...
US Supreme Court rejects likely final appeal of South Carolina inmate a day before his execution
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Thursday what is likely the final appeal of a South Carolina inmate the day before his scheduled execution for a 2001 killing of a friend found dead in her burning car. Marion Bowman Jr.'s request to stop his execution until a...
Trump's orders take aim at critical race theory and antisemitism on college campuses
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is ordering U.S. schools to stop teaching what he views as “critical race theory” and other material dealing with race and sexuality or risk losing their federal money. A separate plan announced Wednesday calls for aggressive action to...
Eastern Washington, seeded 13th in the South Region, will try to be the next overachieving underdog to down Georgetown when they face the fourth-seeded Hoyas in Portland
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