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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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Written by By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press

Published: 11 January 2022

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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