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Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 06 November 2019

Cornelius and Sharon Winesberry and about 2 dozen people attended an election night event, November 5t at Mount Zion Baptist Church for Referendum 88. (photo by Susan Fried)

Despite its trailing in preliminary election results the supporters of the Referendum remain optimistic that 88 will pass. The final results may not be known for several days.

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 03 November 2019

A federal judge in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday put on hold a Trump administration rule denying visas to immigrants unless they can prove they have health insurance or can pay for medical care

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 02 November 2019

A Veteran's Day tribute to Black warriors, an exploration of the relationship between white settlers and native people and a photographic investigation of the Columbia River Treaties are just three of the free events on offer this month

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 01 November 2019

(photo by Susan Fried)

Susan Fried was on hand to capture this image from Seattle

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 31 October 2019

Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore.

PROGRESS Act would create two new tax incentives to help small businesses hire and grow

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 31 October 2019

William Davis successfully had a marijuana-related conviction expunged from his record

Two new laws will streamline record-clearing efforts and waive filing fees

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 31 October 2019

Eric Eugene Scardino Jr. (courtesy Multnomah County Sheriff's Office)

When officers arrived they witnessed Eric Scardino chasing a man, who is Black, with a shovel and a knife while yelling racial slurs

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 30 October 2019

(photo courtesy of PBOT Twitter page)

Red transit lanes are part of PBOT's effort to make bus, streetcar, and train service more efficient

Details: Written by Gene Johnson Associated Press; Published: 29 October 2019

In this Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019 photo, a campaign poster for Seattle City Council incumbent candidate Kshama Sawant is posted outside her campaign headquarters in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Residents from other cities across the US are watching Amazon's political spending and influence in Seattle, saying it can happen in any city

Details: Written by Andrew Selsky and Matthew Daly Associated Press; Published: 29 October 2019

House Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Energy and Commerce ranking member Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., speaks during a legislative hearing on "making prescription drugs more affordable" on Capitol Hill in Washington(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Rep. Greg Walden said he could have won re-election, but former Democrat opponent Jamie McLeod-Skinner said this "demonstrates the power of our efforts last year to flip the House and establish accountability"