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Details: Written by The Skanner; Published: 27 March 2019

Help your community by working for the U.S. Census Bureau. The positions are temporary and in Multnomah County, Ore., the pay starts at $18.00 per hour

Details: Written by The Skanner; Published: 27 March 2019

Lonnie G. Bunch III, founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz)

The photo can be viewed now, through Sunday, March 31 at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, then it will be relocated to the museum's “Slavery and Freedom” exhibition.

Details: Written by NAACP; Published: 25 March 2019

Barr Summary not enough, says President and CEO Derrick Johnson

Details: Written by The Skanner; Published: 25 March 2019

Bird e-scooters

PBOT responds to public input, adds enforcement for sidewalk safety, as shared e-scooters return to Portland, potentially by April 26

Details: Written by The Skanner; Published: 21 March 2019

Chief integration officer and chief operating officer appointments are effective April 1.

Details: Written by The Skanner; Published: 19 March 2019

On April 16, the OHSU Center for Women's Health and the OHSU Library will be screening the Emmy nominated health care reform and citizen advocacy documentary No Más Bebés.

Details: Written by The Skanner; Published: 19 March 2019

Congressman Earl Blumenauer

A public forum will be held Thursday, March 21 at 5:30 p.m. at Madison High School.

Details: Written by The Skanner; Published: 15 March 2019

Pulitzer Prize winner to visit OSU campus April 1 to receive Stone Literary Award

Details: Written by The Skanner; Published: 14 March 2019

The proposed legislation would require law enforcement to refer all complaints of hate-motivated conduct that they do not investigate to the Civil Rights Unit of the Oregon Department of Justice

Details: Written by Ellen F. Rosenblum, State of Oregon Attorney General; Published: 12 March 2019

Oregon has recouped over $10 million in civil settlements from Pfizer since 2003

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