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A Groundbreaking Plan for Free Preschool Is Taking an Unprecedented Path to the Ballot

One county commissioner forged a compromise. Not everyone thinks it’s fair.

Portland Voters Were Asked to Rank Three Issues That Could Be Addressed With New Taxes in 2020. They Picked Homelessness.

Local officials and advocates are already throwing elbows over which tax measures should take precedence.

More Oregon Millennials Identify as Socialist Than Capitalist, New Survey Says

The survey also found that more Oregon men than women identified as capitalist.

Portland Trail Blazers Announce the End of Its Partnership with Military Contractor Leupold & Stevens

Several groups, including the Portland Democratic Socialists of America, have protested the Blazers’ relationship with Leupold & Stevens, which supplies rifle scopes to the U.S. military and other armed forces, including the Israeli Defense Force.

Activists Want Police to Stay Home For Pride, But LGBTQ Officers Do Not Want to be “Put Back in the Closet”

Policing the Pride parade in Portland has been a thorny endeavor in recent years.

Portland House Candidate Gets First-Ever Democratic Socialists Endorsement, Seeks to Become the First Trans Person Elected to Oregon Legislature

On Sunday, June 9, Paige Kreisman announced her candidacy for the Oregon House of Representatives in District 42.

Portland Democratic Socialists of America Chapter Demands Pride NW Cut Ties With Corporations and Police

The Portland Democratic Socialists of America’s Queer Caucus yesterday released a statement against Pride NW, the group that puts on the city’s Pride parade.

After PERS Vote, Portland Democratic Socialists Consider Primary Candidate to Challenge State Lawmaker

Socialist candidate, Paige Kreisman, may challenge Rep. Rob Nosse (D-Portland) in the Democratic primary.

Murmurs: Roy Jay in More Trouble

In other news: Democratic Socialists may back a Democratic insurgent.

Portland Community College Cancels Event After Right-Wing Group Threatens To Show Up On Campus

“It could be chilling.”

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