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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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    New Seasons Market Seven Corners on Southeast Division Street. The building is painted green and next to a TriMet bus stop and it has a parking lot with cars in it.

    New Seasons Labor Union makes it independently

    NSLU may be part of a new tide in the labor movement — a network of solidarity between independent unions questioning the need for institutional unions
    By
    Aurora Biggers
    November 16, 2022
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    A fire truck parked in front of the fire department building along the waterfront in Portland.

    Despite classifying an increasing number of fires as ‘homeless related,’ Portland Fire and Rescue can’t determine what’s causing majority of fires

    It’s unclear how many fires classified as ‘homeless related’ actually involve homeless Portlanders
    By
    Aurora Biggers Henry Brannan
    November 9, 2022
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    A laptop screen with speech bubbles, thumbs up-like symbols and hearts surrounding the screen.

    ‘Who Targets Me’ tells you which political campaigns bought your data

    A free browser extension collects crowdsourced data to see how ads show up in users social media feeds and who paid for them to be there
    By
    Piper McDaniel
    October 26, 2022
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    Opinion | Street Roots endorsements for 2022 measures

    Where SR stands on amendments to the state constitution, city and county charter reforms
    By
    SR editorial board
    October 19, 2022
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    A tan wall with words on it that say, "District Attorney Victim Assistant and Service. Mike Schmidt."

    Multnomah County District Attorney supports changing Ervin Jones’ death certificate

    By
    Melanie Henshaw
    October 5, 2022

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