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Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 04 October 2021

CIty of Portland Commissioner Dan Ryan

Commissioner Dan Ryan announced new sites to be located downtown, and in the Brentwood-Darlington and Hazelwood neighorhoods.

Details: Written by By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer; Published: 04 October 2021

(AP Photo/Anne M. Peterson, File)

Following the resignation of the NWSL commissioner amid a sexual harassment and misconduct scandal involving a longtime coach, a three-woman executive committee has been formed to oversee league operations.

Details: Written by By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press; Published: 04 October 2021

(Photo/ Timothy Dyke)

Oregon's attorney general filed lawsuits Friday against two counties that had adopted ordinances that sought to nullify new statewide gun safety laws and declaring themselves “Second Amendment Sanctuaries.”

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 30 September 2021

County officials pledge more than $5 million in response to widespread shootings.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 30 September 2021

(Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian via AP)

An Oregon school board that acted last month to ban educators from displaying Black Lives Matter and gay pride symbols has broadened the policy to include all types of political symbols.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 28 September 2021

(Photo Felipe Galvan)

The Seattle City Council approved two bills on Monday. They are the latest of new landlord-tenant regulations including bans on some evictions and the right to a lawyer for low-income tenants facing eviction

Details: Written by SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America; Published: 28 September 2021

The congressional map, which House Republicans described as gerrymandered and boycotted on Saturday by staging a walkout, passed in the House and Senate on party-line votes

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 27 September 2021

The offenses have been labeled as “Unlawful Street Takeover” and “Unlawful Staging of a Street Takeover Event.”

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 26 September 2021

Republicans failed to show up for a session to redraw the state's congressional districts Saturday, thwarting majority Democrats’ attempts to pass new political maps before a looming deadline

Details: Written by By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press; Published: 24 September 2021

(AP Photo/Andrew Selsky)

An Oregon school board has banned educators from displaying Black Lives Matter and gay pride symbols, prompting a torrent of recriminations and threats to boycott the town and its businesses.