Portland Public Schools (PPS) is dealing with a major budget crunchโa situation that, former school board member Andrew Scott says, shouldnโt come as a surprise. โWeโve known for a long time that costs for education are growing faster than the funding that school districts receive from the state, and thatโs been something that, when I […]
Tina Kotek
Environmentalists and Power Companies Reached an Importantโand SurprisingโAgreement
They both hate coal!
As Tenants Plead, Lawmakers Are Pledging Housing Help This Year
Oregon’s short 2016 legislative session could see some emergency action for the state’s housing crisis.
In Other News
Inclusionary zoning rejected. No pot on campus. Two more cop-involved shootings.
Hall Monitor
It should be time to start talking “street fee” again. Instead: crickets.
Another Sudden Detour
The road to a Portland street fee now runs through Salem.
Hall Monitor
What city hall isn’t saying about the minimum wage matters more.
Savings or Loan?
Portland’s happy to take pension savings—but might have to pay them back.
Racing against Oblivion
The legislature might help keep Portland Meadows from closing.
Desperation Row: 2012 Election Endorsements
This November: Unpopular ideas and candidates hungry for your love.
