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Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 02 February 2022

Public defenders and corrections officers describing inhumane conditions in King County jails are asking the county to stop booking people awaiting charges on nonviolent felony offenses amid staff shortages and a surge in coronavirus cases.

Details: Written by By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America; Published: 31 January 2022

Oregon State Capitol

As Oregon lawmakers return to the Capitol on Tuesday for the 2022 legislative session, their priorities include affordable housing, bolstering the state’s workforce, and limiting the emergency power of the governor

Details: Written by Saunda Sorenson; Published: 27 January 2022

Teressa Raiford

Don’t Shoot Portland petitioning to buy property, alleges unclear, unfair process

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 26 January 2022

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The Washington state Supreme Court will consider whether fare enforcement on public transit represents an unconstitutional incursion into passengers’ right to privacy.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 26 January 2022

Robin Holmes-Sullivan

Robin Holmes-Sullivan, Ph.D. will be the first woman, first woman of color, and the first LGBTQ+ person to be President of LC. She is also a clinical psychologist by trade, currently Dean of Students.

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