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Governor's race

Key challenge for Oregon’s next governor: Can she solve the homelessness crisis?

The three women hoping to be Oregon governor — Republican Christine Drazan, Democrat Tina Kotek and Betsy Johnson running as an unaffiliated candidate — have all promised to make a substantial dent in the state's homelessness problem.

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  • NEWBetsy Johnson takes next step in governor run by submitting required signatures
  • Democrat Tina Kotek answers OPB’s questions on the homelessness crisis
  • Unaffiliated candidate Betsy Johnson answers OPB’s questions on the homelessness crisis
  • Republican Christine Drazan answers OPB’s questions on the homelessness
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Day after firing public defense commissioners, Oregon’s chief justice appoints new members

Oregon's Supreme Court Chief Justice Martha Walters named four new members to the Public Defense Services Commission. On Monday, she fired all nine members.

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  • Amid crisis, head of Oregon’s public defense agency dodges calls for his dismissal
  • Head of Oregon Supreme Court calls for immediate fix to ongoing lack of public defenders
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Politics

Ballot measure to overhaul Portland city government survives legal challenge

A ballot measure aimed at overhauling Portland’s approach to government and voting structure can move to the November ballot, according to a Monday court ruling.

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  • Portland voters will consider historic changes in city government
  • More than half of Portland voters support changing the city’s form of government, poll finds

These Oregon students chose to start high school online rather than return to classrooms

Two Class of 2025 students spent 9th grade out of traditional high school, opting for online programming after schools welcomed students back during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Science & Environment

Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde grant money helps Coquille Tribe acquire its own bass-zapping boat

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Last year we reported on how the Coquille Tribe was using a special electrified boat from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to remove invasive bass. Now we have an update on how that effort’s being doubled.

ODF crews work on a blaze outside Sweet Home, Oregon.

Oregon officials say this year they’re so far reining in wildfires much quicker than previous years

As of Monday, crews with the Oregon Department of Forestry have suppressed 418 fires, burning a total of 582 acres in ODF districts.

WA pays $2M to workers assaulted at psychiatric hospital

A judge has ordered the state agency that operates Washington’s largest psychiatric hospital to pay more than $2 million to four female health workers who were assaulted by a violent patient who repeatedly targeted women

Portland City Hall.

Judge rules

Politics

Ballot measure to overhaul Portland city government survives legal challenge

A ballot measure aimed at overhauling Portland’s approach to government and voting structure can move to the November ballot, according to a Monday court ruling.

Related

  • Portland voters will consider historic changes in city government
  • More than half of Portland voters support changing the city’s form of government, poll finds

University of Oregon Board appoints interim president

Provost and Senior Vice President Patrick Phillips will serve as interim leader until UO finds a new permanent leader

Multnomah County DA revisits past convictions under program to right previous wrongs

Revisiting claims of innocence and speeding up the expungement process was a cornerstone of Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt’s election platform in 2020. But after a first attempt in 2021 to get the program up and running sputtered, Schmidt’s vision might finally be coming into focus.

Photography exhibit celebrates Oregon State Parks on its 100th anniversary

It’s essentially a road map of Oregon, featuring landscape photographer Peter Marbach’s photos of state parks, from the Wallowa Mountains in Eastern Oregon to the crashing waves at Shore Acres State Park in Coos Bay.

U.S. says drought-stricken Arizona and Nevada will get less water from Colorado River

U.S. officials announced Tuesday that the two states, which rely on water from the Colorado River, will face more water cuts as they endure extreme drought.

Scientists say new climate law is likely to reduce warming

Climate scientists say the new spending package that President Biden just signed will trim future warming a bit.


Over-the-counter hearing aids expected this fall in US

U.S. regulators have finalized a long-awaited rule that's expected to allow millions of Americans to buy hearing aids without a prescription


$3.9 billion in debt is canceled for former students of ITT Tech

The cancelation in federal student debt for 208,000 borrowers came after authorities found "widespread and pervasive misrepresentations" at the defunct college chain, the Education Department said.


How to keep your pets safe from monkeypox — and what to do if they get it

Animal carriers of the virus include various rodents, dogs, primates, hedgehogs and shrews, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Illustration of Dorothy English with a house on divided parcels of land in the background. The parcels are split by deep ravines.
Colleen Coover

How a ‘little old lady’ nearly gutted Oregon’s growth rules

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Property rights activists nearly derailed Oregon's growth management system in the early 2000s. And no one was more prominent — or colorful — than Dorothy English.

Monday Mix: MorMor, Sorry, Kennebec

Kick start the week with three new songs hand-picked for your playlist.

Four men march in a small, open-air arena. One man carries an American flag while another carries an Eagle Staff

The Nez Perce people build an ongoing story about return in Wallowa, Oregon

Nearly 150 years ago, the Wallowa Band of the Nez Perce people were exiled. For three decades, they’ve held the Tamkaliks Celebration to commemorate their return. Now, after missing two years due to COVID-19, the gathering has resumed.

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