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  1. Housing issues promise to dominate legislative session

    Gov. Tina Kotek laid the groundwork when she declared homelessness a state of emergency, but advocates and homeless Oregonians remain skeptical of lawmakers as legislative session starts Norman Lee LeDuff lives less than a mile from the Oregon State Capit ...

    1 Feb 2023 - Tom Henderson

  2. The Castro-Huerta ruling: A concerning attempt to limit tribal sovereignty

    Tribes fear the Supreme Court decision will hamper the ability to protect their citizens. PL-280 states like Oregon may be the most accurate basis for predictions. In 2015, the state of Oklahoma convicted Victor Castro-Huerta of neglecting his stepdaughte ...

    27 Jul 2022 - Melanie Henshaw

  3. Secretary of State investigating People for Portland for possible election law violations

    A complaint argues the nonprofit acts as a political committee The Oregon Secretary of State’s Office is investigating People for Portland for possible election law violations. The controversial nonprofit organization became an influential voice in the lo ...

    30 Jun 2022 - Piper McDaniel

  4. Oregon doesn’t evaluate vast majority of tax breaks, costing billions in lost revenue

    Gov. Kate Brown says special tax treatment amplifies racial inequity A  recent state audit of a mortgage tax deduction found it disproportionately benefited wealthy, white Oregonians — Street Roots found many other tax deductions may share the same charac ...

    13 Apr 2022 - Piper McDaniel

  5. Independent homebuyers can’t compete with investors

    Amid tight housing market, investors snap up homes in record numbers. Portland renters and prospective non-investment homebuyers are feeling the impact. Like most major metropolitan areas in the United States, the Portland metro is experiencing inflation ...

    13 Apr 2022 - Melanie Henshaw

  6. Report warns of domestic terrorism risk

    Secretary of State's Office finds Oregon ranked 6th-highest in the nation for instances of domestic terrorism in 2020, urges state to act Oregon ranked sixth-highest in the nation for instances of domestic terrorism between 2011 and 2020 according to ...

    6 Apr 2022 - Piper McDaniel

  7. Housing advocates fear possible eviction wave

    The grace period for back rent is over, vulnerable communities expected to be disproportionately impacted Evictions are on the rise in Oregon and experts say vulnerable communities will be disproportionately impacted. Eviction filings have climbed in rece ...

    2 Mar 2022 - Piper McDaniel

  8. As eviction crisis looms, tenant unions offer support

    Rising unemployment, financial instability and pandemic uncertainty prompt uptick in renter organizing P andemic woes and landlord harassment sparked a surge in tenant unions. Early in the third year of the pandemic, as the omicron variant unravels the sm ...

    2 Feb 2022 - Piper McDaniel

  9. Divisions continue around Medford’s anti-camping ordinances

    A Facebook group, gaps in service and the death of a young man: How a battle about homelessness is enveloping a Southern Oregon town Southern Oregon is known for its relatively mild weather. But, in mid-December, an unusual cold snap in Medford left one u ...

    26 Jan 2022 - Hanna Merzbach

  10. Long-term effects of Oregon’s early COVID-19 response

    Community leaders and health officials point to distrust, an incompetent early pandemic response and the predictable results of longstanding systemic inequities Black and Indigenous Oregonians have been infected, hospitalized and killed by COVID-19 at rat ...

    26 Jan 2022 - Henry Brannan

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