A Portland nonprofit has been home to undocumented immigrant kids for nearly a decade. What’s it like inside?
Kelly Kenoyer
TriMet Fare Evasion Citations Become a Little More Fair
TriMet TriMet just got a little more just. Skipping out on paying a bus or MAX fare used to land you with a court record, and the $175 fine for fare evasion would show up on background checks. But now TriMet is trying to skip the court system. Starting July 1, those charged with fare […]
Good Morning, News: Thai Boys Trapped in Cave, Legal Immigration Down in US, ICE Building Back in Operation
Stay up to date on Portland news and politics. Looking for fun? Here are the best Things to Do in Portland today. A rescuer checks scuba tanks in Thailand Linh Pham / Stringer / Getty Images Good Morning Portland! It sure feels like summer has finally gotten startedโit’s a bright, bright, sunshiny day. And tomorrow, […]
NRA Keeps Assault Weapon Ban Off Oregon Ballot
wissanu99 / Getty Images The National Rifle Association (NRA) has successfully kept an initiative to ban assault weapons in Oregon off of the November ballot. While Initiative Petition (IP) 43 had major support from Oregon progressives (and would have likely passed if it landed on the ballot), the NRA and Oregon gun rights lobbyists used […]
Good Morning News: Journalists Killed in Maryland, Let’s Please Keep Roe v. Wade, PSU Police Kill One at Bar
Stay up to date on Portland news and politics. Looking for fun? Here are the best Things to Do in Portland today. Lynne Griffin pays her respects at a makeshift memorial near the Capital Gazette where 5 people were shot and killed by a gunman Mark Wilson / Getty Images Good Morning Portland! It’s been […]
A Peek at Ruse Brewing’s Forthcoming Brewery and Tasting Room
Elijah Hasan For two years, Ruse Brewing has been tucked away inside Culmination Brewing. A few of Culminationโs brewers had decided to start their own project, but without a space of their own, they were hanging out with their old crew and brewing on the margins of their previous breweryโs space. Now Ruseโs founders are […]
Federal Police Sweep Protesters from Portland ICE Property
Alex Zielinski UPDATE 11:30 am: According to Baur, the immigrants w/ appts believe theyโll be deported if they donโt make their appts today. So, theyโre taking selfies of themselves with the ICE building behind them. #occupyICEpdx โ Alex Zielinski (@alex_zee) June 28, 2018 โTheyโve been put in an impossible situation. And the US government is […]
Good Morning News: OccupyICEPDX Removed, Justice Kennedy Retires, Charlottesville Car Attack Suspect Indicted
Stay up to date on Portland news and politics. Looking for fun? Here are the best Things to Do in Portland today. Alex Zielinski Good Morning Portland! It’s nice and cool outside right now, and it’ll get up to 74 in the afternoon. It’s a good week to get outside and enjoy yourselfโhost a barbecue! […]
Oregon Reacts to Anti-Union Supreme Court Decision
Drew Angerer / Getty Images The US Supreme Court announced its opinion on the Janus vs. ASCME case this morning, ruling that government workers who choose not to join unions will not be required to pay union fees to fund collective bargaining work. Oregon’s unions and politicians remain confident that this blow to the national […]
NRA Aims to Take Down Two Gun Control Initiatives in Oregon
FRANรOIS VIGNEAULT A movement to pass substantial gun control legislation in Oregon, accelerated by the February school shooting in Parkland, Florida, has been stymied by the biggest player in pro-gun politics: the National Rifle Association (NRA). Although 67 percent of Americans support an assault weapons ban, the NRA, along with the Oregon Firearms Federation (OFF) […]
NRA Aims to Take Down Two Gun Control Initiatives in Oregon
NRA aims to take down two gun control initiatives in Oregon.
Ruse Brewing Steps into Its Own
A peek at art-forward Ruse Brewing’s forthcoming brewery and tasting room.
