Measures 111, 112, 113 and 114 propose changes to the Oregon Constitution, a permit-to-purchase system for purchasing firearms and more Oregon Measure 111: Amendment to add health care as a right for all in state constitution Ballot Measure 111 would add ...
21 Sep 2022 - Piper McDaniel and Mia Ryder-Marks and Melanie Henshaw
Painting overpasses in an endless loop costs millions — and there's no end in sight Graffiti is on the rise in Portland. Public agencies report increased incidences of graffiti throughout the city, and clean-up efforts are piping increased amounts of ...
31 Aug 2022 - Piper McDaniel
Funded almost exclusively by property taxes, the program and will cost taxpayers billions Nearly half of all property taxes paid by Portlanders go to an unusual — and costly — pension program for police and fire personnel. For those who pay property taxes ...
25 Aug 2022 - Piper McDaniel
After a brief dip in PPB funding after 2020 protests, PPB budget reaches record $249 million Portland faces record levels of gun violence and homicide. As of July 21, there have been 91 homicides in Portland in the past year, and from January through Ju ...
3 Aug 2022 - Piper McDaniel
For many housed people, there is a tendency to conflate unhoused populations with violent crime and danger, but crime rates tell a different story. Editor's note: This story contains graphic descriptions of violence. In May, Willamette Week reported ...
13 Jul 2022 - Piper McDaniel
A complaint argues the nonprofit acts as a political committee The Oregon Secretary of State’s Office is investigating People for Portland for possible election law violations. The controversial nonprofit organization became an influential voice in the lo ...
30 Jun 2022 - Piper McDaniel
After deadliest year in recent history in Oregon prisons, a legal nonprofit was granted class action status for an ongoing lawsuit about COVID-19 protocols. The ODOC says the suit justifies their lack of transparency. A total of 52 prisoners died in custo ...
18 May 2022 - Melanie Henshaw and Piper McDaniel
Gov. Kate Brown says special tax treatment amplifies racial inequity A recent state audit of a mortgage tax deduction found it disproportionately benefited wealthy, white Oregonians — Street Roots found many other tax deductions may share the same charac ...
13 Apr 2022 - Piper McDaniel
Secretary of State's Office finds Oregon ranked 6th-highest in the nation for instances of domestic terrorism in 2020, urges state to act Oregon ranked sixth-highest in the nation for instances of domestic terrorism between 2011 and 2020 according to ...
6 Apr 2022 - Piper McDaniel
Labor organizer and former Burgerville grill cook Mark Medina on the significance of the union victory Editor’s Note: This interview has been edited for length and clarity After more than three years battling management, the Burgerville Workers Union reac ...
16 Feb 2022 - Piper McDaniel