A Republican state representative has been on a crusade alleging lawmakers allowed a major report to be delayed without statutory authority. He may have a point, but Democrats say he’s harping on a technicality.

A few weeks ago, it looked like the board tasked with giving lawmakers the template for government-run universal health care plan would get until December to finish its big report. It turns out it had to move faster.

It has become almost commonplace for public institutions to shell out cash to departing employees in exit agreements. But the deal OHSU struck with former top lawyer Alice Cuprill Comas stands out.

The dynamic underscores the interconnected nature of Portland’s mental health, drug addiction and housing problems—and the challenges of the “housing first” model.

Officials projected a jubilant spirit, framing the news as a good portent for a state whose economy continues to lag.

The decades-old town has something to teach us all about what it looks like to bend an independent life toward community.

A Washington state attorney has been advising a Portland-area governance board on Oregon Public Meetings Law.

The documents detail the specific claims an OHSU investigation “substantiated,” and which it has not.

‘This company is a gem, hidden under the rocks.’

Regulator says it scrapped the plans after getting feedback.