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Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 23 March 2021

US Sen. Ron Wyden joined Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown last week to present a bill that would protect stimulus checks from garnishment.

The measure, nearly identical to one passed in December, was blocked by a Republican senator.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 19 March 2021

Mayor Ted Wheeler told plan supporters that he must provide additional information to other commissioners to gain support

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 18 March 2021

City of Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler

Brian Hunzeker acknowledged that he committed a “serious, isolated mistake” in connection to a leaked report that wrongly identified Portland Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty as the suspect of a hit-and run crash

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 16 March 2021

Richard Brown's memoir/guide hit bookshelves this month and quickly sold out at Powell's.

‘This is Not For You: An Activist’s Journey of Resistance and Resilience’ is a guide and a memoir.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 15 March 2021

Clark County District Court Judge Zimmerman described Kevin Peterson Jr., the 21-year-old shot and killed by deputies in October, as “the Black guy they were trying to make an angel out of.”

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 14 March 2021

Women and communities of colour have been hard hit during the coronavirus pandemic and the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 is expected to help with housing, groceries and basic survival expenses

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 13 March 2021

Police used the controversial kettling tactic to stop and detain protesters after recent court cases have dismissed complaints against it. One man was arrested twice during the day

Details: Written by SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America; Published: 12 March 2021

J.W. Matt Hennessee, M.Div; D.D., Chair, IPAC

The move by Portland's mayor represents an about-face after city leaders in June voted to cut nearly $16 million from the police budget

Details: Written by GENE JOHNSON Associated Press; Published: 11 March 2021

Seattle Democratic Sen. Jamie Pedersen speaks on the Senate floor on February 25, 2021

The bills include measures limiting the use of tactics like neck restraints and creating an independent office to investigate police use of deadly force.