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Written by The Associated Press

Published: 15 May 2021

 

Citing intelligence that there are “imminent” efforts from outside groups to “engage and advance gun violence” this weekend, the Portland City Council announced police and the FBI will be on the streets of the city for the next few days

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Written by The Skanner

Published: 14 May 2021

 

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has announced that the state will immediately follow guidance from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Written by By RACHEL LA CORTE and LISA BAUMANN Associated Press

Published: 14 May 2021

 

Washington is on track to fully reopen its economy by June 30, and a full reopening could happen even sooner if 70% or more of residents ages 16 and older have gotten at least one dose of vaccine by then.

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Written by RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press

Published: 13 May 2021

 

Last week the Oregon Legislature passed a measure that bans guns from the state Capitol.

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Written by SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America

Published: 12 May 2021

 

Most statewide coronavirus related restrictions will be lifted when 70% of Oregon's residents who are 16 years and older receive the first COVID-19 vaccine dose. In addition, counties will be eligible to move into the “lower risk” category when 65% of the area's eligible population is vaccinated.

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Written by Saundra Sorenson

Published: 11 May 2021

Center for Women's Leadership Interim Executive Director Jessica Mole took over in the second change of leadership the center experienced last year.  

Citing budget cuts and fundraising shortfalls due to the pandemic, PSU and the center’s board chair announce the illustrious board will be dissolved this summer.

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Written by GENE JOHNSON Associated Press

Published: 11 May 2021

 

An estimated 46,000 people have their licenses suspended annually because they fail to pay court-imposed fines for noncriminal moving violations as minor as neglecting to use a turn signal.

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Written by AP Newsroom

Published: 10 May 2021

 

The Seattle Times reported that fatal drug overdoses increased more than 30% last year compared to 2019, according to the data, an increase more than twice as large as any other year in the past decade.

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Written by SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America

Published: 06 May 2021

(Mark Ylen/Albany Democrat-Herald via AP, file) 

State officials say the rule, which garnered thousands of public comments, will be in place until it is “no longer necessary to address the effects of the pandemic in the workplace.”

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Written by Saundra Sorenson

Published: 05 May 2021

Oregon Sen. Lew Frederick (D-Portland) was chief sponsor of two bills that would have provided reparations to Black Oregonians, but which have stalled in the state Senate.  

Sen. Frederick pushed for eligible Black Oregonians to receive a lifetime annuity as remedy for slavery, systemic racism.