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Mugshots and fingerprints of Billy Baggett Jr.

 

 

Special Report

The life and death of Billy Baggett

After spending most of his life in prison, Billy Baggett was released into a world he no longer understood, contending with a lifetime of trauma and coming to terms with his imminent death. Read online or download the PDF e-book.

 

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    The exterior of New Seasons Market Orenco Station location.

    New Seasons faces union-busting allegations

    The results of an NLRB hearing may overturn election in favor of UFCW-organized union
    By
    Aurora Biggers
    January 25, 2023
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    A tear in paper reveals Benjamin Franklin and hundred dollar bills.

    Portland business interests walk a murky line with lobbying

    Emails with city officials raise questions about what is and isn’t lobbying
    By
    Piper McDaniel
    January 25, 2023
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    Congress provides new funding stability to IHS

    Congress announces long-awaited advance funds for Indian Health Service, but ongoing underfunding is problematic
    By
    Melanie Henshaw
    January 18, 2023
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    Downtown Potbelly workers push for union recognition

    Workers say they’re organizing to improve workplace conditions, get better pay and have union protections
    By
    Aurora Biggers
    January 18, 2023
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    Sherar's Falls on the lower Deschutes River

    New funding for water facility on Warm Springs reservation

    After years of unreliable access to clean water, federal government pledges $23.8 million towards new facility on Warm Springs reservation
    By
    Melanie Henshaw
    January 4, 2023
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    The outside of the New Avenues for Youth Portland building. It has a brick facade.

    New Avenues for Youth workers want a union

    Nonprofit workers assisting homeless youth await recognition from management
    By
    Aurora Biggers
    December 28, 2022
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    A collage of excerpts from from ODOC’s “Quarterly Report for Deaths of Adults in Custody.”

    ODOC fails to disclose cause of more than 63% of in-custody deaths

    State agencies can’t agree on who’s responsible. Experts say this is a transparency problem.
    By
    Piper McDaniel
    December 28, 2022
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    A group of photo of 10 people smiling and wearing black t shirts.

    2022 Oregon Labor Wrap: A burst of labor activity

    Oregon ranked 13th highest in percent increases in overall NLRB cases across the nation this year, increasing NLRB filings by 147% from 2021
    By
    Aurora Biggers
    December 21, 2022
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    Lil B Raps is rapping into a mic on stage while Talilo Marfil raps into a microphone, standing to the left of him.

    New, innovative project offers lifeline to youths after foster care

    Ascending Flow uses music and mentorship to support youth aging out of Oregon’s foster care system
    By
    Libby Dowsett
    December 7, 2022
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    Image of the Supreme Court of the United States building and a silhouette of a four-person family on the steps of the building.

    Tribal sovereignty at stake in challenge to Indian Child Welfare Act before the Supreme Court

    Altering or reversing the Indian Child Welfare Act would damage tribal sovereignty, but select states — like Oregon — may offer protection
    By
    Melanie Henshaw
    November 30, 2022

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