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Effort to Send Climate Dollars to Cops Won’t Qualify For November Ballot

Petitioners threaten legal action after ballot initiative to use Portland Clean Energy Funds for hiring more police failed to garner enough legally valid signatures.

A ballot initiative that sought to direct 25 percent of Portland’s Clean Energy Fund toward hiring additional police officers failed to gather enough valid signatures to qualify for the November ballot. The Portland City Auditor’s Office, which houses Portland’s Elections Division, confirmed Tuesday afternoon that after sampling and verification, the number of qualified signatures for […]

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Good Morning, News! May Day, Wild Metro Chamber Polls, Our Endorsements, and Infowars’ Disappearance (Conspiracy?)

If you appreciate the Mercury‘s interesting and useful news & culture reporting, consider making a small monthly contribution to support our editorial team. Your donation is tax-deductible. You can also subscribe and have our papers delivered! Good Morning, Portland: Happy May Day! It’s a beautiful day out and it’s looking good this weekend too. We hope […]

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