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Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 11 November 2020

Governor Kate Brown announced new measures pausing social activities to help stop the rapid spread of COVID-19 in counties where community transmission is on the rise.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 09 November 2020

Deadline to get your Economic Impact Payment is November 21, 2020

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Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 09 November 2020

Sancho (photo courtesy of Oregon Humane Society)

OHS is accepting nominations for its Diamond Collar Awards.

PCC-Cascade

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 09 November 2020

Portland Community College-Cascade Campus

The funding will assist low-income, first-generation students in college’s TRIO program

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 06 November 2020

The Federal Highway Administration issued a Finding of No Significant Impact for the I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project

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Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 05 November 2020

The late former Parks Commissioner Nick Fish celebrates with a team after the Portland World Soccer tournament championship, in a recent summer. (Photo/Portland Parks & Rec)

With 64% of voters saying "yes", Portland Parks & Recreation will be provided funding to maintain and improve parks, natural areas, and provide equitable recreation programs

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 04 November 2020

The law – rooted in the state’s 1890 Constitution – made it nearly impossible for a Black person to win a statewide election since it was enacted

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 30 October 2020

Mayor Wheeler, Governor Kate Brown, and more than sixty other individuals and organizations signed a joint letter to, “unequivocally condemn white nationalism and other movements that use bigotry to build political power.”

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 29 October 2020

Portlanders struggling from health or financial impacts of COVID-19 will have the opportunity to apply for $500 in household assistance through a new City of Portland program

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 29 October 2020

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The goal is to foster better treatment for Black patients

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