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Published: 17 July 2019

 

Public employee unions representing Oregon state workers have negotiated new contracts that would provide pay increases of up to 15% over the next two-year budget period.

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Published: 16 July 2019

The fossil was discovered at the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, above, in eastern Oregon. (Photo Courtesy: National Park Service)  

A fossil jaw bone misidentified for 50 years turns out to belong to a bone-crushing mammal and is the first to be found in the Northwest, scientists said.

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Published: 11 July 2019

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New report shines light on tobacco industry marketing across Oregon

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Published: 11 July 2019

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After 10 years with the city and decades as a ‘community mom,’ Antoinette Edwards is retiring to ‘be still for a while’

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Written by Saundra Sorensen for The Skanner News

Published: 11 July 2019

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The current preservation movement is about shifting focus to the preservation of cultural heritage sites, and Black history advocates have reason to hope this means better protection in historically African American neighborhoods

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Published: 11 July 2019

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Upgrades will allow the line to run at regular speeds during higher temperatures

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Published: 03 July 2019

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Gov. Kate Brown said Monday that she's ready to use her executive power to lower carbon emissions following a nine-day Republican walkout that derailed landmark climate legislation and embroiled the state in a political crisis pitting liberal cities against rural residents.

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Published: 03 July 2019

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This fall, five bright red obelisks, each measuring seven feet tall, will appear along Alberta between 11th and 24th avenues

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Written by R. Dallon Adams

Published: 03 July 2019

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Seattle upgrades community center air filtration systems, Multnomah County weighs cost of upgrades moving forward.

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Published: 02 July 2019

 

Oregon is the only state in the country that allows for convictions via non-unanimous juries in criminal felony cases.