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Details: 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

Details: 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

Details: 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

Details: 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

Details: 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

Details: 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

Details: 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

Details: 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

Details: 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

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 29 January 2020

The amendment would allow for real estate transfer taxes, which are assessed when property changes ownership with the money raised going to fund affordable housing