A series of columns for Street Roots about Measure 97 One of the most contentious issues on Oregon ballots this fall is a measure that would increase corporations' minimum tax when Oregon sales exceed $25 million, resulting in as much as $3 billion i ...
27 Oct 2016 - Street Roots
COMMENTARY | Don't get conned by opponents' lies Who should vote for Measure 97? Anyone who cares that Oregon has the fourth-lowest graduation rate in the nation and the third-largest class sizes –because that’s where the bulk of the revenue wil ...
27 Oct 2016 - Robin Hahnel
COMMENTARY | Voting yes on Portland's affordable-homes measure is personal for Kathleen Linden's daughter This November, I will be voting yes on Measure 26-179 – a historic affordable-housing bond that will provide thousands of Portland families ...
27 Oct 2016 - Sydney Linden
Yes on Measure 97. Yes For Affordable Homes. And more endorsements on local and statewide ballot measures. Street Roots weighs in on local and statewide ballot measures relevant to our areas of news coverage. All conclusions were reached with consideratio ...
20 Oct 2016 - SR editorial board
It’s extraordinary to see people experiencing homelessness and poverty motivated to get involved in democracy Imagine for a moment, just a moment, sleeping outside tonight with only a blanket between your body and the cold, hard and wet concrete. Now imag ...
20 Oct 2016 - Israel Bayer
COMMENTARY | Oregon shortchanges schools, seniors, health care while its business tax burden remains lowest in the nation Oregon is failing to provide our students the quality education they deserve, our seniors the care they need, and health care to thos ...
11 Oct 2016 - Martin Hart-Lan...
Here are some ways you can help pass Yes for Affordable Homes in Portland We are four weeks away from a historic opportunity to vote for more affordable housing. It’s taken us a lot to get to this historic moment. A little more than two years ago, Street ...
6 Oct 2016 - Israel Bayer
Oregon’s secretary of state explains how to register to vote without a permanent address Allowing your voice to be heard during elections is a cornerstone of American democracy, and yet the reality is that not everyone is well represented. In Oregon, we h ...
29 Sep 2016 - Jeanne P. Atkins
For many Street Roots vendors, political debate occurs on a street corner with customers In a nation of states where lawmakers are working every angle to suppress voting by the masses, Oregon stands above the fray with a solid record. We have the universa ...
22 Sep 2016 - SR editorial board
COMMENTARY | Political discourse should promote the common good Editor's note: The Leadership Conference of Women Religious, an organization of Catholic women, sent the following letter to the 2016 presidential candidates, asking them to insert civi ...
25 Aug 2016 - Sister Joan Mar...