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It’s been one year since George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer. And since then Oregon lawmakers have taken concrete and bipartisan steps toward addressing how officers can deploy force in the state. More bills aimed at holding officers accountable are likely to pass this session. And Oregon’s lone Black woman lawmaker Janelle Bynum has been at the center of those policy ...
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Downtown in distress: Portland’s core is unsafe and uninviting, residents say in new poll, threatening city’s recovery Updated 10:00 AM; Today 7:27 AM Residents describe downtown as “destroyed,” “trashed,” “riots” and “sad." Persistent vandalism, accumulating trash and homelessness have soured attitudes about Portland's economic, cultural and transportation hub.Dave Killen/The Oregonian Facebook Share Residents across the metro area say downtown Portland has become dirty, unsafe and uninviting and many anticipate visiting the city’s core less often after the pandemic tha...
A professor, a president and Linfield University’s myriad crises: Beat Check podcast Posted May 10, 2021 Facebook Share Linfield University normally doesn’t make big news. But in the past month, the private school has attracted the attention of the NAACP, Anti Defamation League, Oregon Board of Rabbis and national news outlets. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, cops and courts reporter Maxine Bernstein discusses the still unfolding situation at Linfield, where a tenured Shakespeare scholar was fired last month. The school now faces criticism that it fired a whistle...
Employment Department woes continue, plus Oregon gets new Congressional seat: Beat Check podcast Posted May 03, 2021 Facebook Share With 15 Oregon counties moving back to extreme risk of COVID spread, the state will likely see jobless claims rise as restrictions on indoor activities return. Those newly out-of-work Oregonians will go back to the state’s clunky unemployment system that remains one of the slowest in the country On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, business reporter Mike Rogoway talks about the still ongoing woes at the state’s employment department. A yea...