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Updated March 31 On March 22, the Oregon Department of Transportation unveiled drawings that show what critics have warned for a month: State officials plan to make Interstate 5 more than 120 feet wide as it passes through the Rose Quarter. WW asked Portland-area elected officials: Is this design going in the right or wrong direction? The most newsworthy reply came from Metro Council President Lynn Peterson, who tore into the design for offering bus lanes no one had requested (see "Magic Bus Lanes"). But another theme also emerged: Everybody wants caps above the highway to restore the Al...

Now, some lawmakers want to change the makeup of the 15-member Police Policy Committee. Halupowski, a 30-year veteran officer, resigned his position at Woodburn in 2020 and stipulated to giving up his badge before the Woodburn mall arrest ever reached his now-former colleagues on the state committee. The state never announced his departure from the committee. Nor is it mentioned in the minutes of any of its meetings. His name just disappeared. Documents released under public records law, however, show the allegations against Halupowski included misuse of confidential law enforcement databases...

Neon Nettle - Dems Push Bill to Pay $123k Reparations to People Who 'Identify' as African American - Oregon state Democrats introduce bill for $123,000 in reparations

Proposed settlement would end dispute over aid to Blacks Pending applicants would benefit if federal judge approves, but state must commit to more data. Gov. Kate Brown has announced a tentative settlement in a legal challenge to Oregon's setting aside $62 million in federal funds to aid Black families, businesses and nonprofits. The settlement still requires approval from a federal judge. But it would resolve a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in October by Great Northern Resources, a logging company based in John Day; Dynamic Service Fire and Security, an electrical contractor...

Oregon Cares Fund to release final round of COVID grants to Black community Pending approval by the judge, the settlement agreement allows the remaining $8.8 million to be distributed to Black Oregonians, Black-owned businesses and Black-led nonprofits that have demonstrated financial harm due to COVID. Posted: Mar 12, 2021 11:45 AM Posted By: Alicia Rubin PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Oregon Cares Fund is nearly ready to release its final round of COVID grants to the Black community, after a settlement agreement was reached with plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit filed against the fund. If approved by...