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The State Gave Away $500 Checks. Our Reporter Stood in Line but Never Made It to the Front.

Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek Wants Extension of Eviction Ban

The governor’s office declined to say whether Gov. Kate Brown will call a special session.

Murmurs: Oregon House Speaker Wants Extension of Eviction Ban

In other news: City Council will weigh Pearl hotel.

The Oregon Legislature Accomplished a Lot in One Day but Couldn’t Manage to Fix the Pay Scale for Its Own Staff

Next Round of Police Reform Bills in the Legislature Could Include Blanket Bans on Chokeholds and Tear Gas

The proposals will get a series of hearings this week.

Hours After Gov. Kate Brown Signs Tear Gas Ban Into Law, Portland Police Deploy More Gas Onto Protesters

Don’t Shoot PDX has asked a federal judge to find the city in contempt of the court for deploying tear has and other munitions.

Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek Admonishes Mayor Wheeler in Letter About Portland Police

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and Police Chief Chuck Lovell Condemn Police Roughing Up Reporters

COVID-19 Blows a $2.7 Billion Hole in the State’s Quarterly Revenue Forecast

Gov. Kate Brown is now likely to call the Legislature into a special session to cut agency budgets to reflect the new economic reality.

Mitch Greenlick, Oregon’s Elder Statesman on Public Health, Has Died

“He died while serving in office, doing what he loved. Oregonians lost a champion for fairness, justice, and health care as a human right. His work and legacy will benefit Oregonians for years to come.”

Willamette Week

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