Oregon Department of Forestry firefighters douse a slash pile during an annual interagency training exercise east of Sweet Home, Ore.(Mark Ylen/Albany Democrat-Herald via AP)
Seattle upgrades community center air filtration systems, Multnomah County weighs cost of upgrades moving forward.
READ MOREOregon is the only state in the country that allows for convictions via non-unanimous juries in criminal felony cases.
READ MOREFree agency opened Sunday with nearly $3 billion in deals getting struck in the opening hours
READ MORENew laws passed in the last hours of the session include: paid medical and family leave, 150 million for affordable housing and more...
READ MOREBill failed to muster 16 votes needed from Democrats
READ MOREWhen North Carolina drew its most recent political maps, state leaders split a historically Black university in Greensboro into two congressional districts that critics say diluted the voting power of African Americans on campus.
READ MOREState Sen. Lew Frederick (D-Portland) praised Habitat of Oregon’s new role in helping shape public policy.
Habitat for Humanity for Oregon is stepping into a greater public policy and advocacy role for homeowners and renters.
READ MOREThe Skanner reported in September that Multifamily Northwest, an advocacy group for landlords who own apartment buildings, had taken the unusual step of targeting some Portland renters with flyers
Ordinances alter screening criteria, cap income requirement
READ MOREA recent report from Disability Rights Oregon depicts a startling picture taking place at hospitals around Portland.
READ MORERepublicans fled Salem last week over climate vote, and Capitol building closed Saturday after threat
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