Although the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission’s handling of high-price bourbon has generated the most headlines lately, Republican leaders asked Gov.
Author: Nigel Jaquiss
As Central Oregon Suffers Extended Drought, Lawmakers Consider Seeding Clouds
A lot of bills died at the March 17 deadline in Salem.
Tensions Simmer Beneath Low-Key Multnomah County Contest
The race to serve the remaining two years of Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson’s term as a county commissioner is so far a low-key affair featuring community activists Ana del Rocio and Albert Kaufman and Portland Public Schools board membe…
We Asked Oregon Leaders What They’ll Do to Reduce Teenage Fentanyl Deaths
As WW’s newsroom read
Hospitals and Nurses Disagree Over How Many Patients Each Nurse Can Juggle
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A Capital Gains Tax on the May Ballot Casts a Wide but Uncertain Net
A Portland accounting firm says a tax measure on the Multnomah County ballot to offer relief to tenants facing eviction would be “volatile, cumbersome and costly”.
Oregon’s Next Gun Ballot Measure Looms
Voters in November narrowly passed Measure 114, which requires gun purchasers to get training and a permit before buying a firearm and limits magazines to 10 cartridges.
In 25th Year of Operation, Death With Dignity Act Sees Record Usage
The Oregon Health Authority last week
“The First Step,” an Award-Winning Criminal Justice Reform Documentary, Opens Wednesday at Cinema 21
You’d be hard-pressed to find two people less likely to agree on anything than Van Jones, the Black civil rights leader and former Obama administration staffer, and former President Donald Trump.
Video and Audio Capture Interactions Underlying Two Shopping-While-Black Lawsuits
Earlier this week, WW reported on four new lawsuits filed on behalf of Portland-area shoppers who say they were profiled by national retailers and falsely accused of shoplifting.