Oregon’s top budget officials are backing off prison reform funding.
Judy Shiprack
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The Burden of Proof
Oregon Spends Millions on Innovative Court Programs. Are We Sure They Work?
Oregon spends millions on innovative court programs, and is preparing to spend more. Are we sure they work?
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The Cadre of Old San Antone
Taxpayers Won’t Be Sending a Dozen Local Officials to Texas After All
Taxpayers won’t be sending a dozen local officials to Texas, after all.
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This Old ‘House
Questions Emerge in the County’s Scramble for a New Courthouse
Questions emerge in the county’s scramble for a new courthouse.
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Hold the Phone
Why Is Multnomah County Funding Two Suicide Hotlines?
Why is Multnomah County funding two suicide hotlines?
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Hall Monitor
Let’s Enjoy the Quiet
The frenzy over Jeff Cogen’s workplace affair (briefly?) dies down.
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Pressure Release
Why Are Our Jails Overcrowded? No One Knows for Sure.
The answers to the county’s jail crowding are far more complicated than increasing capacity.
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I’ll Cry If I Want To
Touring the Election Night Parties: Who's Out, Who's In—and Who's Dancing to November
Touring the Election Night parties: Who’s out, who’s in—and who’s dancing to November.
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Spin the Ballot!
Can’t Decide Who Should Be Our Next Mayor? City Commissioners? Attorney General? Don’t Worry: It’s the Mercury’s Endorsement Guide!
It’s the Mercury‘s endorsement cheat sheet! Read it, and then go vote!