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Oregon House lawmakers are scheduled to vote Wednesday on a scaled back proposal to require school districts to negotiate with teachers unions over class sizes only at schools serving a concentration of low-income students. A broader version of the plan that would have required districts to give their teachers union a say on class size at all schools passed the Senate with primarily Democratic ...

Oregon lawmakers of color notch notable wins, including giving Black people, people of color and immigrants more equitable access to relief money, translators OregonLive.com 2 hrs ago Hillary Borrud, oregonlive.com © Dave Killen/The Oregonian Representative Ricki Ruiz (Democrat - District 50) in the House chamber as members of the Oregon House of Representatives were sworn in for the 81st Legislative Assembly at the Oregon State Capitol on Mon., Jan 11, 2021. One year ago, large protests against police brutality in Portland and smaller ones around the state spurred Gov. K...

Public schools are training children to become race-conscious revolutionaries. There are only a few places on earth where radicals and their children ritualistically burn the American flag and chant "Death to America": Tehran, Baghdad, Beirut,...

Across the nation in recent weeks the number of Americans getting vaccinated against COVID-19 has plummeted and many states are searching for out-of-the-box solutions – chiefly, incentives to motivate the unmotivated. Maine is offering free baseball tickets, hunting licenses and fishing licenses. In Illinois, it’s free passes to Six Flags Great America theme park. New York is setting up ...

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...