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Details: Written by By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America; Published: 15 February 2023

(Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian via AP, File)

The Portland Police Bureau is among the agencies that have struggled to recruit. But, PPB Capt. Greg Pashley said that requiring college courses excludes lower-income candidates who aren’t able to afford them and makes police forces less diverse.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 14 February 2023

Y’Nique Wright, owner of Y'Nique Touch Salon

Checking in with Black women-owned businesses who received little support from the Paycheck Protection Program.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 10 February 2023

(Photo/ Thomas Def)

Voters in November narrowly approved the measure, which requires a permit to buy a gun and a background check to be completed before a gun can be sold or transferred.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 09 February 2023

New Independent District Commission must approve four-district map of Portland by Sept. 1.

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 09 February 2023

Photo by Dale Cruse via Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has asked the board of commissioners of OLCC to remove its executive director and other leaders who allegedly abused their position for personal gain.

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 08 February 2023

Kotek on Wednesday asked the board of commissioners of the state's marijuana and alcohol regulating authority to remove its executive director and other leaders

Details: Written by By GENE JOHNSON and RIO YAMAT Associated Press; Published: 06 February 2023

(AP Photo/Stepanie Firth, File)

Oregon police called it a series of “really odd” events along the Pacific Northwest coast spanning 48 hours that concluded Friday night with the arrest of a Canadian man.

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 03 February 2023

Brian Hunzeker

Mayor Ted Wheeler fired Brian Hunzeker after he leaked a false complaint saying city Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty had been involved in a hit-and-run crash.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 02 February 2023

Workers represented by the union Laborers’ Local 483 have been without a contract since June. Negotiations over a new four-year deal broke down in December

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 01 February 2023

He plans to continue working. Trudi Inslee, the first spouse, has tested negative.

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