OLCC agents want to start their own union… and then carry guns.
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees
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Don’t Call It a Comeback
The Push to Revive Voter-Owned Elections Has Run Aground
Want publicly funded elections back in Portland? You’re out of luck for now.
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Bare Minimum
A Radical City Council Candidate Finally Has Us Talking About the Minimum Wage—But How Far Will It Go?
A radical city council candidate finally has Portland talking about the minimum wage—but how far will it go?
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The Doctor Is In
How Steve Novick Is Preaching the Gospel of Health Care Reform
Steve Novick is busy. But he still wants to make you healthier.
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Savings or Loan?
Budget Relies on Dubious Pension Savings
Portland’s happy to take pension savings—but might have to pay them back.
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Hall Monitor
The Union in the Middle
AFSCME isn’t buying the city’s sadness over library district cutbacks.
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Good Touch, Bad Touch
Report: Cop Broke Rules, But Wasn’t “Sexual”
Internal report shows demoted cop broke rules, but wasn’t “sexual.”
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Tough on Crime Victims
A Surprising Coalition is Fighting “Tough on Crime” Measure 73
Mandatory minimum sentencing Measure 73 is popular among voters—but has alienated the people it’s supposed to support.