Portland

Oregon Republicans doing what they do best: freeloading, not showing up for work and not doing jack shit!

Labor Council Secretary Laurie Wimmer privately suggested councilors sue the city to stop “MAGA of the left” from choosing council president.

This might be the last year for Lloyd Center. There’s a plan for what’s next, but a community that’s grown in the mall in recent years isn’t happy with it or the process of deciding Lloyd Center’s future. Urban Renaissance, the real estate development group that partly owns the mall, has a vision for what comes after demolition. The group’s Lloyd Center Central City Master Plan wipes the venerable mall from the map in favor…

Nearly 3,000 families faced eviction in court in January, a record high for the state. Roughly one-third of whom are Multnomah County residents

In the years since 2021, when Multnomah County began collecting its Preschool for All tax, much has been made about the effect the program may be having on county income demographics. County data from 2022 and 2023 showed a decrease in the number of high-income earners paying the tax, prompting some to fear the universal preschool initiative was driving wealthy Portlanders out of town. Recently-released statistics, however, show the number of high-income households paying the…

Since 2021, Portland all but eliminated spending that could open new doors for homeless Portlanders transitioning out of the shelter system into housing.

A letter co-signed by 16 education, labor, and environmental organizations urges the mayor to create strong rules for enforcement as a bulwark against federal attacks.

Oregon prison officials pledged to overhaul health services, but a new inspection found the women’s correctional facility still isn’t meeting standards.

Oregon lawmakers on Wednesday moved one step closer to rolling out Measure 114, the gun control law that has been locked in a court fight since voters approved it in 2022.

Opening weekend festivities include tours, a DJ set and trivia contests.

“Well, I think we’re all pretty much horrified here,” said Sen. Lisa Reynolds after hearing how AI chatbots talk to kids.

Sens. Ron Wyden of Oregon, Ed Markey of Massachusetts and Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire are unveiling a bill today that would require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to issue refunds over the course of 180 days and pay interest on the refunded amount.

Buried in a whistleblower’s 22-page complaint against Sunstone Way are details about bar tabs that could bring scrutiny from one of the nonprofit shelter provider’s largest customers: Multnomah County’s Department of Homeless Services.

Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill that would codify how prison officials can haul people back behind bars if they may have been released in error. Critics say it would enshrine overreach.

The report builds on a statewide behavioral health workforce assessment from last year. That assessment found a critical shortage of mental health providers, especially in rural counties.

Eviction filings reached 2,788 in January, according to the Oregon Law Center — the highest reported in at least the last five years.