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Details: Written by SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America; Published: 18 November 2021

(Mark Graves/The Oregonian via AP, File)

On Wednesday, the Portland City Council unanimously passed a budget that included increasing the current $230 million police budget by an additional $5.2 million

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 18 November 2021

New collaborative offers education, case management for financial goals.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 16 November 2021

Washington State Redistricting Commission House Democratic Caucus Appointee April Sims

Washington’s redistricting commission approved new political maps for the state late Monday night amid criticism the panel may have skirted public meeting laws and might not have finished its work on time.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 12 November 2021

(Photo/ Gsloan via flickr)

A flood watch was in effect for several counties on the Oregon coast and standing water in the roadways made driving treacherous across the Portland metropolitan area.

Details: Written by By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press; Published: 11 November 2021

A school board in Oregon that recently banned teachers from displaying symbols including those supporting gay pride and Black Lives Matter has abruptly fired the superintendent

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 10 November 2021

Charlene McGee, Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program director

Elementary schools and pop-up community clinics aim to close vaccine disparities

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 10 November 2021

Mayor-elect Bruce Harrell

Seattle’s mayor-elect is criticizing a City Council plan to cut $10 million from the city’s police budget, saying voters just endorsed his plan to prioritize public safety.

Details: Written by By MATTHEW BROWN and GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press; Published: 09 November 2021

(AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)

Political appointees in the Trump administration relied on faulty science to justify stripping habitat protections for the imperiled northern spotted owl

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 05 November 2021

Bruce Harrell, who ran against Lorena Gonzalez in the race for mayor of Seattle, poses for a photo Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, at his election night gathering in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Harrell will be the city’s first Asian American and second Black mayor

Details: Written by By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America; Published: 04 November 2021

A year after Portland’s police department underwent significant budget cuts amid demands to defund the police, the mayor announced he is seeking more than $5 million for police investments