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Details: Written by By SARAH ZIMMERMAN Associated Press; Published: 03 July 2019

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)

Gov. Kate Brown said Monday that she's ready to use her executive power to lower carbon emissions following a nine-day Republican walkout that derailed landmark climate legislation and embroiled the state in a political crisis pitting liberal cities against rural residents.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorensen; Published: 03 July 2019

Portland artists Kayin Talton Davis and Cleo Davis

This fall, five bright red obelisks, each measuring seven feet tall, will appear along Alberta between 11th and 24th avenues

Details: Written by R. Dallon Adams; Published: 03 July 2019

Oregon Department of Forestry firefighters douse a slash pile during an annual interagency training exercise east of Sweet Home, Ore.(Mark Ylen/Albany Democrat-Herald via AP)

Seattle upgrades community center air filtration systems, Multnomah County weighs cost of upgrades moving forward.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 02 July 2019

Oregon is the only state in the country that allows for convictions via non-unanimous juries in criminal felony cases.

Details: Written by By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer; Published: 01 July 2019

Free agency opened Sunday with nearly $3 billion in deals getting struck in the opening hours

Details: Written by SARAH ZIMMERMAN Associated Press; Published: 01 July 2019

New laws passed in the last hours of the session include: paid medical and family leave, 150 million for affordable housing and more...

Details: Written by ANDREW SELSKY and SARAH ZIMMERMAN Associated Press; Published: 29 June 2019

Bill failed to muster 16 votes needed from Democrats

Details: Written by By JESSE J. HOLLAND Associated Press; Published: 28 June 2019

Demonstrators gather at the Supreme Court (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

When North Carolina drew its most recent political maps, state leaders split a historically Black university in Greensboro into two congressional districts that critics say diluted the voting power of African Americans on campus.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorensen; Published: 27 June 2019

State Sen. Lew Frederick (D-Portland) praised Habitat of Oregon’s new role in helping shape public policy.

Habitat for Humanity for Oregon is stepping into a greater public policy and advocacy role for homeowners and renters.

Details: Written by Christen McCurdy; Published: 27 June 2019

The Skanner reported in September that Multifamily Northwest, an advocacy group for landlords who own apartment buildings, had taken the unusual step of targeting some Portland renters with flyers

Ordinances alter screening criteria, cap income requirement