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Oregon Lawmakers Who Endure the Long Hours and Disgraceful Pay Tend to Improve Their Performance
This year, an inexperienced class of lawmakers struggled on the job.
Who Really Owns the La Mota Weed Dispensary Chain?
“I’m still struggling to understand what their dynamic is.”
The Rose Festival’s COO Is Allergic to Roses
On this week’s episode of Dive, Anthony Effinger explains why brighter days may be ahead for Portland’s annual carnival.
Why Didn’t Police Stop the Stalking of Kenny Fandrich?
How was Steven Milner allowed to terrify and violate the Fandriches over and over, for years, with no repercussions?
Would You Donate to a School Somebody Else’s Kids Attend?
Educational disparities begin at home.
Oregon Horse Racing Didn’t Vanish. It Just Went Online.
An obscure agency is quietly but powerfully enabling the animal racing industry worldwide.
How Our Reporter Uncovered One of the Nastiest Secrets of the Cannabis Industry—and Oregon Government
Today I’m chatting with Sophie Peel, whose series of bombshell stories led to this week’s cover package.
Oregon’s Eden of Weed Faces Danger in the Grass
The cannabis industry faces too much regulation in some places, and not enough in others.
What a Shrinking City Means for Its Elementary Schools
Kindergarten open houses are more like hard-sell pitches from time-share salesmen at Hawaiian resorts.