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Last month, the progressive block of the Portland City Council signed onto a pledge to investigate the city’s financial ties ...

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Updated November 13 at 12:52 pm City Council found themselves in a tense standoff with Mayor Keith Wilson and angry Portland ...

Governor Tina Kotek signed a new state transportation funding package into law on Monday, more than a month after the Oregon ...

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Portland State University’s adjunct faculty union recently won an unfair labor practice case against Portland State ...

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Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Environmental Advocates in Zenith Energy Lawsuit. Environmental advocates celebrated the procedural win, saying the Land Use Board of Appeals has a better grasp on ...

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