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Details: Written by SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America; Published: 21 December 2020

Oregon lawmakers debate $800 million relief bill to ease impact of wildfires and the Covid-19 pandemic

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 18 December 2020

Under this latest eviction moratorium extension, back rent won’t be owed until January 2022.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 16 December 2020

The Window Shop 2020 display at NW 22nd St. & NW Quimby Ave. (Photo/Chris Dibble)

Window Shop 2020 combines in-person browsing with online shopping

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 15 December 2020

Photo by Hedi Benyounes

Change would outlaw coerced prison labor

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 11 December 2020

(Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian via AP)

Roman Ozeruga bought the home through a foreclosure sale in 2018 for $260,000 and now says he will sell the home back to the original owners

Details: Written by Scott Akins, Professor, Sociology Department, Oregon State University and Clayton Mosher, Professor, Sociology Department, Washington State University; Published: 10 December 2020

(Peter Dazeley via Getty)

Oregon’s move is radical for the United States, but several European countries have decriminalized drugs to some extent.

Details: Written by GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press; Published: 10 December 2020

(Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian via AP)

Officers have arrested about a dozen people in a clash over the eviction of a Black and Indigenous family from a North Portland home

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 10 December 2020

Behavioral Health Director Ebony Clarke will serve as interim Health Department Director starting Dec. 17.

Ebony Clarke is focused on bringing a trauma-informed approach to public health.

protests

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 07 December 2020

Washington state capitol building (photo/Cacophony)

The shooting suspect allegedly pulled out a pistol and fired into the crowd

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 07 December 2020

This Oct. 4, 2018, file photo shows the U.S. Supreme Court at sunset in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

The court upheld an Oregon school district policy that allows transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that align with their gender identity.