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Written by The Skanner News

Published: 13 February 2020

Michael Fesser 

Former West Linn Police Chief Terry Timeus had his officers initiate an unwarranted, racially motivated surveillance and arrest of a Black Portland man as a favor to the chief’s fishing buddy

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Written by Saundra Sorenson

Published: 13 February 2020

Rep. Mark Meek (D-Clackamas County) and Sen. James Manning (D-Eugene) co-chair Oregon's Joint Interim Task Force On Addressing Racial Disparities in Home Ownership 

Trump administration proposes weakened regulation, tracking of housing discrimination

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Written by The Skanner News

Published: 10 February 2020

 

The move was enacted Monday night with a 7-0 vote by the Seattle City Council despite opposition from Mayor Jenny Durkan

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Written by The Skanner News

Published: 06 February 2020

 

New funding from MacArthur Foundation Safety and Justice Challenge will help support initiatives aimed at safely reducing Multnomah County’s jail population and reducing racial disparities

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Written by Saundra Sorenson

Published: 06 February 2020

Oregon Historical Quarterly editor Eliza Canty-Jones 

Quarterly journal gives detailed timeline of racism, resistance in Oregon

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• China
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Written by CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer

Published: 04 February 2020

In this photo taken Jan. 23, 2020, Robin Addison, a nurse in the Emergency Department and co-lead of the Biocontainment Evaluation and Specialty Treatment Team at Providence Regional Medical Center, poses for a photo with a protective helmet and face shield in Everett, Wash. 

The unidentified man fell sick after returning home from a visit to China and was admitted to an Everett, Wash. hospital on Jan. 20

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Written by ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press

Published: 03 February 2020

 

Opponents of the cap and trade bill plan to rally at the Oregon State Capitol on Thursday

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Written by The Skanner News

Published: 02 February 2020

 

A study from the nonprofit Go Safe Labs found 124 accidents last year at I-205 Glenn L. Jackson Memorial Bridge over the Columbia River

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Written by Saundra Sorenson

Published: 30 January 2020

Kymberly Horner, executive director PCRI sits at the head table at The Skanner Foundation MLK Breakfast on Jan. 20, 2020 (photo by Julie Keefe) 

The Skanner speaks with Kymberly Horner who succeeds Maxine Fitzpatrick’s 25-year tenure at housing nonprofit

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• about-EPA
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Written by The Skanner News

Published: 29 January 2020

 

Funds from the EPA grants will help states create or expand programs to test for lead in drinking water at schools and child care facilities