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Northwest News

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 21 January 2022

Oregon has only roughly one-third of the public defense attorneys it needs to provide reasonably effective assistance to low-income defendants

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 20 January 2022

Congressman makes case for Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, Dean’s Beauty Salon and Barber Shop, and the Golden West Hotel’s importance to city history and heritage.

Details: Written by By CHRIS GRYGIEL Associated Press; Published: 20 January 2022

A Latino civil rights organization and others filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday that says new political maps in Washington state approved by a bipartisan redistricting panel intentionally dilute Hispanic voters' influence.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 18 January 2022

Reports show that between 2019 and 2021, the overall percentage of students who met state standards on the math portion of the exam fell by 20 percentage points.

Details: Written by Helen Silvis special to The Skanner News; Published: 16 January 2022

Through political campaigns, legal actions, founding the grassroots organizing group Don't Shoot Portland and through her fearless determination to speak up against racial injustice, Portland-born Teressa Raiford has made a lasting impression on our city and our state

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 13 January 2022

Megan Bell, director of work opportunities training at POIC + RAHS

Black, Latinx students receive skilled on-the-job training, career coaching, through POIC-RAHS program

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 13 January 2022

Oregon State Capitol

The state’s highest court in a unanimous vote “expressed approval in concept” to a pair of alternative pathways designed for law students and postgraduates seeking admittance to the state bar

COVID-19

Details: Written by By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press; Published: 11 January 2022

(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Lawmakers in Washington state have started a new legislative session amid the backdrop of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and much of their work will be done remotely

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 09 January 2022

Portland Water Bureau is acting to remedy the problem of lead contamination which mostly involves homes built between 1970 and 1985, and is offering free lead testing to residential customers and daycare providers

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 08 January 2022

Former New York Times columnist Nick Kristof filed a petition with the Oregon Supreme Court on Friday, asking justices to quickly overturn Secretary of State Shemia Fagan’s decision that he does not meet the state Constitution’s three-year residency requirement to run for governor