A dashboard hosted by climate organization F Minus shows how lobbyists work for and against the environment simultaneously Lobbyists across Oregon seem to be having trouble deciding whether to work in the interest of the climate, the fossil fuel industry ...
14 Feb 2024 - Jeremiah Hayden
The arrival of COVID-19, fentanyl and rising housing costs create major challenges in every US state The Oregon legislature convened for a short, five-week session starting Feb. 5, and if the weeks leading up to it are any indication, drugs are on the tab ...
7 Feb 2024 - Jeremiah Hayden
The largest river restoration project in US already positively impacting tribal communities "Fire in the hole, fire in the hole, fire in the hole, fire in the hole!” came the announcement. A series of explosions erupted at the base of the towering co ...
7 Feb 2024 - Melanie Henshaw
Futel manages 12 free public telephones in Portland — connecting people to services or simply having a chat Pay phones, like landlines, are mostly a thing of the past. Yet a rebuilt blue kiosk along Southeast César E Chávez Boulevard in Portland stands ou ...
7 Feb 2024 - Ellen Clarke
Over 150 people demonstrated prior to attending a board meeting, providing testimony A broad coalition of local residents and organizations gathered at the Multnomah County board meeting Feb. 1, asking the county board to pass a resolution calling for a p ...
1 Feb 2024 - Jeremiah Hayden
Emergency shelters opened quickly and were widely used, but critics say their untimely closure deserves scrutiny The Multnomah County medical examiner is investigating four suspected hypothermia deaths in Portland, after temperatures dropped well below fr ...
31 Jan 2024 - Jeremiah Hayden
Oregon lawmakers reconvene Feb. 5 for a 35-day short session with an agenda including addressing housing, homelessness, substance use issues and the upcoming surplus tax kicker Jean Hendron kissed Ricky Bayse's forehead Nov. 14 and said goodbye. Bays ...
31 Jan 2024 - Tom Henderson
Lack of affordable housing, health care needs and a digital divide worsen conditions for homeless seniors Editor's note: This story discusses self-harm. In her late 50s, Laurie depended on $100 a month in food stamps while she lived in her car. She a ...
24 Jan 2024 - Ellen Clarke
In a boost for food sovereignty, the Cowlitz Tribe and volunteers annually plant thousands of the edible bulbs, an essential first food for many Northwest tribes. Come spring, thousands of qáwm’, or camas, flowers will blanket Cowlitz Indian Tribe’s triba ...
24 Jan 2024 - Melanie Henshaw
The low-barrier seasonal shelter opens as the coldest winter months hit As the most bitter winter months hit Portland, local nonprofit All Good Northwest opened a seasonal overnight shelter in North Portland at the Portsmouth Union Church with funding fro ...
17 Jan 2024 - K. Rambo