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BLAIR STENVICK

Good morning, Portland! Just like best buds Akon and Jesse McCartney like to say, let's get into that news!

Here are the headlines.

And the Winners Are: An election happened yesterday—well, it barely happened, considering less than 15 percent of Oregonians participated. But nevertheless, let the hardworking reporters at the Portland Tribune fill you in on the Portland Public Schools and PCC board results.

A Walk in the Park: The Portland City Council will vote on Mayor Ted Wheeler's proposed annual budget today (and you can bet your ass our own Alex Zielinski will be there). A particularly thorny part of this year's budgeting process: figuring out what to do with the Parks Bureau's funding gap.

Pro-Choice Portland: Thousands of people turned out for a pro-abortion rights rally in downtown Portland yesterday. "We’re not going to stand for it," Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum told the crowd about recent extreme state abortion bans.

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Off-Track: The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that a fatal 2017 Amtrak crash in Washington could have been prevented. One official put it bluntly: "Three people did not have to die."

Boy, Bye: More national Democrats—including Oregon's own Rep. Suzanne Bonamici—are coming around to the idea of impeaching that one guy in the White House. Don't you wish the 2020 election was tomorrow?

The College Dropout: Nevada will likely soon become the 15th state to sign National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. By signing onto the compact, states promise to pledge all of their electoral college votes to the winner of the national popular vote in a presidential election—effectively neutering the fucked-up, Republican-favoring electoral college system.

Elizabeth Warren Has a Plan: Oh look, a story about presidential politics and human relationships that doesn't make me want to tear my eyebrow hairs off of my face. I know there isn't much room for levity in politics these days, but this is... a nice thing?