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Written by By SARAH ZIMMERMAN Associated Press

Published: 09 August 2019

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (AP Photo/Sarah Zimmerman) 

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Friday signed what advocates are calling the nation's most progressive paid family and medical leave measure

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Written by By SARAH ZIMMERMAN Associated Press

Published: 09 August 2019

 

Oregon hopes to build its way out of its housing crisis under first-in-the-nation state legislation signed by Gov. Kate Brown Thursday meant to encourage local cities to construct denser, more affordable housing options

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Published: 08 August 2019

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Carol Johnson, a veteran civil rights lawyer and administrator from Arkansas, to oversee civil rights division at BOLI

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Written by By Associated Press

Published: 08 August 2019

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A judge has barred the Trump administration from withholding public safety grants from the state and the city of Portland over Oregon's sanctuary law

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Published: 08 August 2019

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The Skanner attended the Washington Park Summer Festival last week and snapped these photos capture the event

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Written by Saundra Sorensen

Published: 08 August 2019

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 Lisa Saunders launches FaithBridge launches treatment program for Black women

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Written by R. Dallon Adams

Published: 08 August 2019

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The annual cultural festival will feature live music, performances and a fashion show

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Written by By The Associated Press

Published: 07 August 2019

Firefighter Jay Flora sprays a hot spot (Mark Mulligan/The Herald via AP, File) 

A lawsuit says a rancher, workers and the John Deere farm equipment company are at fault for a wildfire that burned parts of an Oregon Native American reservation

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Written by By The Associated Press

Published: 06 August 2019

Joy Marchenko 

 A woman who kicked a baby's stroller has been convicted of a bias crime and sentenced to 30 days in jail and probation for one year.

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Written by By The Associated Press

Published: 06 August 2019

Tamena Strickland 

A woman accused of fatally shooting her brother, a Portland State University basketball player, and injuring her aunt and grandmother made her first court appearance