The city says it supports a higher minimum wage, while more than a 10th of city employees make under $11 an hour.
Chip Shields
High Tension
The fight for legal pot is November’s tightest race—and it’s going crazy.
Bracing for Impact
Will Oregon’s “racial impact statements” live up to lawmakers’ hopes?
It’s a Start
In the future, Oregon’s laws might be less racist.
Sit-Lie Dies. Again.
Controversial bill’s death sends the sidewalk fight back to Portland.
Contract Hit
Should the mayor have the last word when cops are punished for excessive force?
What’s the Big Idea?
A primer on the big issues the Oregon Legislature will take on in 2012.
The Silent Majority
The Mercury rates the real power players in the Oregon Legislature: the lobbyists.
A Graveyard for Good Laws
In Salem, bill-killing lobbyists find friends in high places.
Bikes, Brews, Banks, Oh My!
Laws that jump out from the 1,600 already pitched for Oregon this year.
The Worst Cut Is the Deepest
With Oregon’s galling budget cuts, the call for a special session is a lose-lose situation for the Democrats.
Steady as He Goes
The Mercury‘s endorsement for North Portland’s vacant
legislative seat.
