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Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 04 May 2022

Omar Pleitez, aka Mayfair the Artist. (Photo/courtesy of Mayfair)

Mayfair the Artist has worked in spray paint, oils

Details: Written by By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press; Published: 04 May 2022

(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Inslee said he would work to ensure the state had adequate resources to provide abortion services to those traveling to the state for the procedure.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 04 May 2022

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Five candidates have been selected to interview for the City of Vancouver’s Chief of Police position.

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 30 April 2022

Mayor Ted Wheeler is planning to invest $3.9 million to add 28 unarmed public safety specialists to the police bureau, bringing the total to 62, more than three times the current number

Details: Written by By SALLY HO and GARANCE BURKE Associated Press; Published: 29 April 2022

Oregon’s screening tool, implemented in 2018, was inspired by an algorithm which has concerns about its reliability and its potential to harden racial disparities in the child welfare system.

Details: Written by By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America; Published: 28 April 2022

(AP Photo/Sara Cline)

Kotek’s critics say she’s hyper partisan, with a progressive agenda that will mainly benefit Democrats. But supporters argue her determination and record of “getting things done” make her the candidate to improve the entire state.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 27 April 2022

A Linn County jury found in 2019 that Oregon breached its contract with 13 rural counties and 151 local taxing districts by failing to maximize timber harvests on state forests over the last two decades.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 27 April 2022

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A civilian oversight board says some Seattle police officers routinely ignored state and city mask mandates during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 27 April 2022

As Multnomah County Sheriff Mike Reese reaches his term limit, three members of law enforcement are running to replace him in the first contested race for the office in 12 years.