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Fentanyl overdoses still constitute the vast majority of deaths, but they are down from 2023.

Vega Pederson had a tumultuous first—and last—term.

Andy Goebel, chief executive officer at Sunstone Way, a nonprofit that operates homeless shelters for the city of Portland and Multnomah County, is taking a six-week sabbatical to deal with the stress of his job.

Preschool for All, Multnomah County’s initiative to provide universal preschool to every child who wants it by 2030, now sits on close to $610 million.

The single-issue ballot doesn’t appear to be bringing in many voters.

The tension between Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson over the economic impacts of Preschool for All, which reached a boiling point in June, now merely simmers.

Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson on Monday requested that District Attorney Nathan Vasquez to release the security footage of a stabbing that took place outside of the troubled Central Library in downtown Portland on August 25.

An external investigation into the county's code of ethics will examine employee compliance, the chief operating officer says.

Though more people now pay the Preschool for All tax than in tax year 2021, the program is hauling in less revenue and seeing a net decrease in its very highest earners.

A meeting of economists, policy makers and business owners outlines some of the challenges an indexing proposal may face, even as top state officials apply pressure to Preschool for All.

The commander of the Portland Police Bureau’s central precinct has advised Multnomah County officials to install metal detectors in the Central Library, remove exterior benches and disable WiFi outside the building, after a fatal shooting on the front steps this month.

The ordinance is a response to concern among taxpayers that inflation—high in recent years—is pushing middle-income people into income brackets that require paying a tax that was meant to be levied on high-earners only.