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Details: Written by SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America; Published: 07 March 2022

Senate president Peter Courtney, D-Salem, speaks to members of the press on a conference call after sine die, the final adjournment of the assembly without a day being set for reconvening, at the Oregon State Capitol Building in Salem, Ore. on Friday, March 4, 2022. (Brian Hayes/Statesman-Journal via AP)

Bills passed include overtime pay for farmworkers, $600 stimulus payments for low-income workers and a $400 million spending package focused on affordable housing and homelessness.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 04 March 2022

Life, Animated, Directed by Roger Ross Williams

Recipients will be honored at an in-person event at the Portland Art Museum. Presenters include Jeff Goldblum, Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, Isabella Rossellini, and Will Smith

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 03 March 2022

Mayor Ted Wheeler

Wheeler will use his executive powers to create a new homeless service hub within the city government, streamlining the work of various departments that interact with people living outside.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 03 March 2022

A Washington man who was being chased when a deputy mistakenly shot and killed off-duty police officer Donald Sahota has pleaded not guilty multiple charges including murder.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 03 March 2022

Rep. Kayse Jama (D-Portland)

The money would come from an unexpected surplus of tax revenue.

Details: Written by By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press; Published: 02 March 2022

(Photo/ Zoshua Colah)

Margaret Channon, 26, of Tacoma, used an aerosol can and a lighter as a makeshift flame-thrower to burn the unoccupied, parked police vehicles in downtown Seattle

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 01 March 2022

Hunzeker resigned from his position as president of Portland's police union March 2021. (Photo/Portland Police Association)

An internal investigation determined Hunzeker’s actions were in retaliation against Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty due to her criticisms of the police bureau.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 01 March 2022

Gov. Jay Inslee

Gov. Jay Inslee has announced a move to sever ties with Russian entities doing business with Washington state in protest of the invasion of Ukraine.

Details: Written by JOCELYN GECKER and ADAM BEAM Associated Press; Published: 28 February 2022

Students walk to class amid the COVID-19 pandemic at Washington Elementary School Jan. 12, 2022, in Lynwood, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

The milestone, two years in the making, comes as much of the country relaxes public health orders, including school mask mandates, in an effort to restore normalcy and boost economic recovery