WWβs Fall 2026 Endorsements: Circuit Judges
You could make a case that presiding over the Mental Health Court is the most critical job in Oregon.
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With fewer public defenders, indigent defendants pay the price
AUSTIN, Texas β It was a good day for the defense. Standing in front of a judge in Austinβs Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice Center, attorney Matthew…
Read full article βWWβs Fall 2026 Endorsements: Multnomah County
The conventional wisdom says Shannon Singleton is cut from the same cloth as Jessica Vega Pederson. But that narrative runs counter to her actual record.
Read full article βWWβs Fall 2026 Endorsements: Portland City Council
The City Council has devolved into cliques and put-downs more suited to a high school cafeteria than a body that decides this cityβs future.
Read full article βWWβs Fall 2026 Endorsements: Oregon Legislature
Many Democratic incumbents bear a share of responsibility for the highway pileup that was Oregon transportation fundingβas well as their party tucking its tail between…
Read full article βMurmurs: School Board Member Asks Not to Add More Schools to Closure Lists
Just one day after Portland Public Schools publicly released two school closure scenarios, Portland School Board members took to the dais at an Oct. 6…
Read full article βKotek, Drazan focus on development at final debate in Bend for Oregon governorβs race
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and state Sen. Christine Drazan, R-Canby, spent their final televised debate for the 2026 Oregon gubernatorial race tussling over who could…
Read full article βInside Wieden+Kennedy, FISK Gallery Blurs Commercial and Fine Art
Curator Bijan Berahimi makes a point of giving commercial artists an opportunity to work outside of brand briefs and pitch decks.
Read full article βChris Stuckβs Hilarious and Madcap Satires of the Black Experience
After a splashy debut with a big press, the Portland author opted to self-publish his second book, βBaby, This Is a High-Priced Country.β
Read full article βShows of the Week: Prog Trio Danava Celebrates 20 Years
Also: Cheekface is at Hawthorne Theatre, and Ilyas Ahmed and Pete Swanson play a record store show at Musique Plastique.
Read full article βProsper Portland Executive Director Awarded Three No-Bid Contracts to His College Friends
n his first year atop Prosper Portland, the new executive director of the cityβs economic development agency has signed three no-bid contracts totaling $456,000 with…
Read full article βOregon governor orders pause on environmental permits to build or expand data centers
Gov. Tina Kotek ordered the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality to pause air and water pollution permits until July 1, 2027.
Read full article βOregon elections chief urges early voting as test of USPS service shows slow mail service
In a county-by-county mail delivery test, Oregonβs secretary of state found rural areas received slow USPS service and urged voters to send mail ballots by…
Read full article βJB Pritzker Gives $100K to Kotek
The two governors reportedly worked closely together last year during their coordinated challenge to Trumpβs attempted federalization of national guard troops in Portland and Chicago.
Read full article βTrump pressed states for info on millions of voters in the midterms. Itβs mostly failed.
Three weeks before Election Day, the Trump administrationβs sprawling project to send sensitive personal information on millions of voters to the Department of Homeland Security…
Read full article βWhat Alaska can teach us when it comes to dealing with data centers
Oregonians want a word with their leaders about data centers. That reminds me of what another stateβs residents and their elected leaders succeeded in doing…
Read full article βGreen challenging Republican Rep. Greg Smith hopes to win with nonaffiliated voters
Josiah Dean, a small business adviser and former hotel owner backed by the Pacific Green Party is hoping to unseat Oregonβs longest-serving state representative.
Read full article βPICA Announces Move to New HQ
Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, organizers of the Time-Based Art Festival, hit the end of a 10-year sweetheart lease.
Read full article βCongresswoman Janelle Bynum Says Portland City Council Is βActing Crazyβ
We asked her about the Portland City Council, which has become increasingly divided since the 12 members took office in January 2025.
Read full article βWas Delay of Universal Health Plan Report Unlawful? Does It Matter?
A Republican state representative has been on a crusade alleging lawmakers allowed a major report to be delayed without statutory authority. He may have a…
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