Article Archive
Thu, Jun 14, 2018

Can the OregonSaves Program Help Cannabis Employees Save for Retirement?

by Josh Jardine
Thu, Mar 8, 2018

With Dan Saltzman Absent, City Council Passes a Campaign Finance Tweak He Stopped Yesterday

by Dirk VanderHart
Wed, Mar 7, 2018

Portland's Renter Relocation Policy Is Now Permanent—And Stronger Than Ever

by Dirk VanderHart
Tue, Mar 6, 2018

A Judge Has Ruled Multnomah County's New Campaign Finance Rules Unconstitutional. That Was Sort of the Plan.

by Dirk VanderHart
Mon, Jan 22, 2018

Commissioner Amanda Fritz Is Hoping to Re-Take Control of Portland's New Campaign Finance System

by Dirk VanderHart
Fri, Jan 5, 2018

The Mayor Has a Second Home—But Has Been Reporting the Wrong Address to the State for Years

by Dirk VanderHart
Thu, Dec 7, 2017

Booming Portland Might Now Be Facing a Budget Hole of Between $9 Million and $30 Million Next Year

by Dirk VanderHart
Tue, Nov 28, 2017

#GivingTuesday: Donate to these Mercury-Picked Charities!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Tue, Nov 21, 2017

Bullseye Glass Fined More Than $15,000 For Contaminating Groundwater

by Dirk VanderHart
Tue, Nov 7, 2017

The City Relents, Releases the Names of Unionized Workers

by Dirk VanderHart
Wed, Nov 1, 2017

The Highest-Earning Dead Celebs of 2017 Make More Than You Ever Will

by Anna Kaplan
Thu, Oct 26, 2017

Portland's New Supportive Housing Push Could Cost $300 Million—Just for Starters

by Dirk VanderHart
Thu, Oct 5, 2017

Portland's Chipping in $50,000 to Help Local DACA Recipients

by Dirk VanderHart
Mon, Sep 11, 2017

The NYT Thinks Portland's a Top-Four City for Amazon's New HQ

by Dirk VanderHart
Tue, Sep 5, 2017

Want to Donate to People Fighting and Fleeing the Columbia Gorge Fire? Here Are Some Resources

by Dirk VanderHart
Mon, Aug 14, 2017

The City Could Extend Renter Protection Law's Life By Six Months

by Dirk VanderHart
Wed, Aug 2, 2017

Portland Is Going to Build a Massive Filtration Plant for Its Oft-Lauded Water Supply

by Dirk VanderHart
Wed, Aug 2, 2017

The City's Going to Bat for Its Innovative, Maybe-Unconstitutional Ban on New Fuel Terminals

by Dirk VanderHart
Tue, Aug 1, 2017

Officials Want More Time To Scrutinize a New Water Treatment Plant—But A Decision Still Might Come Tomorrow

by Dirk VanderHart
Mon, Jul 31, 2017

As Portland Considers Two New Water Treatment Plants, Some Worry About "Rushed Process"

by Dirk VanderHart
Fri, Jul 7, 2017

Landlords Just Failed In Their Attempt to Dismantle Portland's Renter Relocation Law

by Dirk VanderHart
Fri, Jun 30, 2017

A New Corporate Tax in Portland Could Raise $51 Million a Year for Renewable Energy, Jobs Training

by Dirk VanderHart
Fri, Jun 23, 2017

Sheriff Mike Reese Considered Saving Portland's Horse Cops

by Dirk VanderHart
Wed, Jun 21, 2017

City Council Allocates $800,000 to Prop Up Portland's Public Golf Courses

by Dirk VanderHart
Thu, Jun 1, 2017

Portland Might Spend Between $100 Million and $500 Million to Prevent a Water Parasite It's No Longer Detecting

by Dirk VanderHart
Tue, May 23, 2017

A Tiny Parasite Is Probably Going to Cost Water Customers Tens of Millions

by Dirk VanderHart
Tue, May 16, 2017

Voters Just Passed a Record-Setting Bond for Portland Public Schools

by Dirk VanderHart
Tue, May 16, 2017

After a Budget Clash, Mayor Ted Wheeler is Looking for More Money to Battle Homelessness

by Dirk VanderHart
Fri, May 12, 2017

Will Portlanders Slap Limits On Campaign Contributions? Progressive Groups Plan to Find Out

by Dirk VanderHart
Mon, May 8, 2017

Portland's New Gas Tax Is Raking in More Than Expected

by Dirk VanderHart
Mon, May 1, 2017

Wheeler's First Budget Pushes Maintenance, Camp Cleanups, and More.

by Dirk VanderHart
Fri, Apr 28, 2017

Ted Wheeler's First Budget Will Include $18.6 Million In Surplus Cash

by Dirk VanderHart
Mon, Apr 10, 2017

United Drags Man Off Plane; United's Stock Prices Soar... Because America

by Wm. Steven Humphrey
Wed, Apr 5, 2017

Portland's All Done Investing in Corporations—And That Will Cost Us

by Dirk VanderHart
Wed, Feb 8, 2017

Developers Just Proposed Nearly 6,000 Apartments to Evade Portland's New Affordable Housing Mandate

by Dirk VanderHart
Wed, Jan 25, 2017

Portland's City Auditor is Pushing for More Freedom—And Asking Portlanders to Help

by Dirk VanderHart
Fri, Jan 6, 2017

Federal Orders For Cleaning Up the Willamette River Just Got Stronger—and More Expensive

by Dirk VanderHart
Fri, Dec 23, 2016

After Deaths and Outcry, the City's Spending $300,000 to Educate People About Navigating Division Street Safely

by Dirk VanderHart
Wed, Dec 14, 2016

YEAR-END BLITZ: City Council Just Banned New Fossil Fuel Terminals, Reformed Campaign Financing, and More

by Dirk VanderHart
Mon, Dec 12, 2016

Watch: Steve Novick Spars With a Fox News Host Over His New Wealth Inequality Tax

by Dirk VanderHart
Thu, Dec 8, 2016

Steve Novick's Tax on Egregious CEO Pay Passed, and National Media's All Over It

by Dirk VanderHart
Wed, Dec 7, 2016

It's Official: Portland's About to Adopt a New Campaign Finance System—Without Asking Voters

by Dirk VanderHart
Mon, Dec 5, 2016

The “Liberal Bubble” Is a Ridiculous Myth

by Ned Lannamann
Thu, Dec 1, 2016

Portland's Paying $90K to a Teen Police Beat, Arrested in 2014

by Dirk VanderHart
Wed, Nov 30, 2016

Seven Companies Want to Buy Terminal 1—And One Wants Portlandia, Too

by Dirk VanderHart
Fri, Nov 18, 2016

Chloe Eudaly Says She'll Push for an Emergency Rent Freeze When She Takes Office in January

by Dirk VanderHart
Wed, Nov 16, 2016

The Wall Street Journal Hates Steve Novick's Plan to Tax High CEO Pay (Which Novick Loves)

by Dirk VanderHart
Mon, Nov 7, 2016

A Terminal 1 Shelter Lease Would Have Been Well Under Market Rate, Thanks to City Council Resolution

by Dirk VanderHart
Tue, Nov 1, 2016

Want to Buy Terminal 1? You'll Have Two Weeks to Make an Offer

by Dirk VanderHart
Fri, Oct 21, 2016

Local Bars Might Sue the State Over Smoking Patios

by Dirk VanderHart
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