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Here's a great @opb.org video from today's Yang Hansen presser in Portland, featuring part of @winstonszeto.bsky.social's one-on-one interview with Yang @trailblazers #ripcity www.youtube.com/shorts/WiSzU...

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In an interview with OPB, Yang said he instantly fell in love with Portland when he first came for a draft workout a month ago. “I know this city is rainy, and the scenery here is really nice,” Yang said in Mandarin Chinese.

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OPB's arts and culture teams have had a lot of great stories on the Oregon Country Fair this week if you need a break from dooming (is that verb?).

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Big scoop from @dirquez.bsky.social. The massive transportation bill is kaput.

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"Repeatedly, legislators found themselves debating the boundaries between what state officials should do and what should be left to local school leaders."

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The Bull Run plant is back under construction. I'm guessing the angst over this project is not over, however.

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As a queer person in Seattle during #Pride, I'm feeling on edge like a lot of us. But on the 10th anniversary of the #Obergefell ruling we can feel both fearful and empowered, finding community where we can. My latest essay for #Cascadia Journal: cascadia-journal.ghost.io/queer-and-pr...

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"Oregonians should soon see less frequent gas and electric rate hikes and smaller rate increases over a period of time from some of Oregon’s largest for-profit utilities."

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"Meanwhile, another bill that aimed to bolster the state’s firearm regulatory network appears to have died."

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Republicans had called for the map’s repeal throughout the legislative session and accused Democrats of stalling it. The bill now heads to Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek.

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There are fewer taxes in the new proposed transportation package, but it would still raise more than $11 billion over the next decade as pitched.

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Republican Rep. Cliff Bentz joined the voices decrying the potential sell off of public lands in the West -- though he was clear to say he'd support more targeted privatization of public land.

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Seemed like the Portland reddit was pretty amped up about this. I saw the phrase "Streisand effect" being tossed about.

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A Wasco County couple is suing Union Pacific Railroad for allegedly starting the Rowena Fire that destroyed over 50 homes outside The Dalles this month.

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Oregon lawmakers are moving forward with a sprawling bill aimed at making it easier to force treatment on people with severe mental illness, while also ensuring other patients don’t remain in treatment too long.

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In a rare legislative move Wednesday, the state Senate voted to override one of Gov. Tina Kotek’s vetoes and re-approve a measure aiming to protect the rights of children placed in the state’s custody.

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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has signed into law a bill that provides unemployment benefits to striking workers. The measure makes Oregon the first state to provide such pay for picketing public employees, who aren't allowed to strike in most states.

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A push back of campaign finance reform is on the table in Oregon. This comes in the final days of the legislative session, and if passed would allow the next two gubernatorial races to have massive amounts of money poured into them.

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"Roughly 70% of Oregon’s ground ambulance service areas are in rural communities. "Without a state-mandated tax base to fund local EMS, many rural agencies struggle to staff and maintain ground services, relying frequently on costly air resources and unpaid volunteers."

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Just five years ago I could usually count on top search hits on current event topics being links to reputable outlets. Now it’s AI, paid placement or garbage “news” links. Often a combination of all three.

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"Sen. Mark Meek, D-Gladstone, pointed to Meta’s decision to ban Canadian news on its platform, which caused issues for some local publications." I'd argue that news publications will have issues with Google and Meta regardless of whether this bill passes.

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The number of Oregonians who have been charged with a crime but do not have access to an attorney is growing. Lawmakers want to stem the crisis, but the $707 million budget approved by state lawmakers this week does not include money for any new state trial attorneys.

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Not a big surprise under the circumstances, but the Portland Tribune is not going to print anymore. Carpenter papers in Milwaukie and Oregon City will stop printing, too. The Gresham Outlook moving from twice a week to once. All will continue publishing online.

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“This is going to be terrible,” said Brian Mayo, executive director of the Oregon State Pharmacy Association. “Patients have these huge lines and delays. They’re going to have to travel even farther, especially with rural communities."

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The @inlander.com is hiring for a staff news writer, and hoping for someone with a few years of experience. Share if you know anyone who’d be interested. www.journalismjobs.com/1690860-staf...

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Appears Oregon Senate Bill 686, which would have required Google and Meta to pay journalism organizations in the state, has failed by a single vote. Sent back to committee, which likely means this bill isn't going to pass at this point in the session.

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If you're watching the end of the legislature, here is a good catch up story before what's likely to be more shuffling and drama today.

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Washington County is one of Oregon's most diverse, and lawmakers there gathered yesterday to state their opposition to ICE actions that are creating fear.

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"The investigation over the past 17 months found bigger problems than just the revelation that bolts securing what is known as the door plug panel were removed and never replaced during a repair because 'an accident like this only happens when there are multiple system failures.'"

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Wildfire funding brought to you by rampant nicotine addiction.

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In a 39-3 vote, Oregon lawmakers approved House Bill 5011, which would provide nearly $205 million toward homeless shelters across the state. The bill would also cut more than $100 million for eviction prevention services, including rental assistance and legal services for tenants.

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“Get your popcorn,” said state Rep. Jeff Helfrich, R-Hood River, who was one of a handful of Republicans who helped negotiate the package with Democrats before concluding he could not support it.

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Laying off most of the staff at your flagship paper is ... certainly a business strategy. I couldn't have even imagined how bad the media ecosystem would be in Oregon as recently as two years ago.

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House Democrats are signaling they will call HB 2025 today to send it back to committee. Unclear what amendment will be. "We work right til the bell," says state Rep Susan McLain, a key author. #orleg #orpol

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Deschutes County Sheriff Kent van der Kamp told OPB he wasn't aware of a recall effort against him when contacted Monday morning. Moments later, he told county officials he'd be moving up his retirement date.

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Clark County has experienced a lot of growth in recent years from farmland to urban density to sprawl. The current 20-yr planning process asks: what is the best use of the land?

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Oregon's Republican congressman, Rep. Cliff Bentz, acknowledges this likely doesn't end with the bombs on Iran. “Unless Iran immediately surrenders which is highly unlikely, this is not the end of this crisis."

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"The health authority said it has no discretionary funds available to pay the fines and is already anticipating a loss of $4,556,029 in federal funds this year. "

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It's wild to have seen this project develop since 2013. OPB tracked a class of students from kindergarten, and most of them graduated this month. These kids managed to get their diplomas despite many winding paths and challenges, including COVID learning disruptions.

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Or more succinctly: “They’re weaponizing due process against people, and creating an impossible situation where compliance with the law is met with a deprivation of rights.”

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An inside look at the Catch-22 the federal attorneys and immigration agencies are working to deport people legally seeking asylum in the U.S. Essentially, requiring people to show up to court, dropping the court case and then having immigration officers grab that person for deportation.

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I'm not sure this is really a valid question. I stayed up quite late Wednesday observing this protest. I've seen A LOT of protests. The police bureau assessment is accurate here. Demonstrators were peacefully protesting and not a lot happened to the contrary.

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Just some creepy armed Mad Max guys trying to gain entry to Dodgers Stadium. ICE says it wasn’t them. DHS says they were Border Patrol. But honestly who the hell knows? They’ve given permission for any psycho to put on a ski mask, point a gun, grab people & throw them into an unmarked vehicle.

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So ICE claims this business owner has a DUI charge from 1997, but no court in Oregon has record of it, and the local municipal court where it would exist (if real) says it destroys those records after 10 years. Burden of proof is on the feds here.

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Hmm, this massive transportation bill brought by the Democrats in Oregon may be in trouble...

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