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Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 09 February 2023

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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has asked the board of commissioners of OLCC to remove its executive director and other leaders who allegedly abused their position for personal gain.

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 08 February 2023

Kotek on Wednesday asked the board of commissioners of the state's marijuana and alcohol regulating authority to remove its executive director and other leaders

Details: Written by By GENE JOHNSON and RIO YAMAT Associated Press; Published: 06 February 2023

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Oregon police called it a series of “really odd” events along the Pacific Northwest coast spanning 48 hours that concluded Friday night with the arrest of a Canadian man.

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 03 February 2023

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Mayor Ted Wheeler fired Brian Hunzeker after he leaked a false complaint saying city Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty had been involved in a hit-and-run crash.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 02 February 2023

Workers represented by the union Laborers’ Local 483 have been without a contract since June. Negotiations over a new four-year deal broke down in December

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 01 February 2023

He plans to continue working. Trudi Inslee, the first spouse, has tested negative.

Details: Written by The Skanner; Published: 28 January 2023

The Legislative Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) Caucus has released the following statement in response to the tragedy at Half Moon Bay, CA that left seven dead and one person wounded, all of whom were people of color

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 27 January 2023

Highlights from the Democrats 2023 legislative agenda.

Details: Written by By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America; Published: 26 January 2023

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A historic drought and recent heat waves tied to climate change have made wildfires harder to fight in the American West and scientists say warming weather will continue to make fires more frequent and destructive.

Details: Written by By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press; Published: 26 January 2023

Washington is one of nine states without an income tax, and its heavy reliance on sales and fuel taxes to pay for schools, roads and other public expenses falls disproportionately on low-income residents.