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11-03-2024 3:26 pm • PDX and SEA Weather
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The voter-approved change to city charter includes ranked-choice voting, which means mayoral or city council candidates will only appear on the November general election ballot. (Part 1 of 2)
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
The new law rolls back the state's previous decriminalization efforts by making so-called personal use possession a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail. It also establishes ways for treatment to be offered as an alternative to criminal penalties.
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(State of Washington Department of Ecology)
The statewide campaign supports Washington’s goal to cut food waste in half by 2030
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(Photo courtesy of Paul Knauls)
The Paul & Geneva Knauls Building will provide wraparound services for military veterans.
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Photo courtesy of Attorney General Rosenblum Press Office
Speaking at an ACLU-organized rally on the steps of the United States Supreme Court this morning, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum made an impassioned defense of abortion as essential healthcare, and of medication abortion as a key part of those healthcare rights. The rally coincided with arguments being presented inside the Supreme Court in the AHM (Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine) v. FDA (Food & Drug Administration) case.
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Max Decker, a senior at Lincoln High School (AP Photo/Amanda Loman)
When the Supreme Court ended affirmative action, it left the college essay as one of few places where race can play a role in admissions decisions. Yet the added weight of the college essay has fallen unevenly on students of color, who often feel pressure to exploit their hardships as they compete for a spot on campus.
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Sunrise Farms processing plant in Petaluma, Calif. (AP Photo/Terry Chea)
The cost of filling a basket or completing a Seder plate reflect a market scrambled by disease, high demand and growing costs for farmers. While global prices are lower than they were at this time last year, they remain elevated.
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(AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Gov. Jay Inslee signed the measure on Monday which creates safer working conditions for people in the adult entertainment industry. The law requires employee training in establishments to prevent sexual harassment, identify and report human trafficking, deescalate conflict and provide first aid.
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Portland receives the largest grant in competitive national program.
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(Mark Graves/The Oregonian via AP)
Family members of people killed by record-breaking heat in the Portland area three years ago gathered over the weekend to plant trees across Multnomah County in honor of its 72 victims. Authorities say more people died from the heat in the greater Portland area that June than in the entire state over the past 20 years.
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