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Portland creates group to draw district lines for new form of government
Portland City Council appointed a committee Wednesday responsible for drawing geographic districts in preparation for the city's transition to a new form of government.

Oregon Senate Republicans plan delay tactics to press GOP agenda
The announcement highlights resentments that have lingered between lawmakers in Salem for years.

Overhaul to Portland city government leading, in early returns
Since 1913, Portlanders have voted against changing the commission form of government seven times.

Candidates to run Oregon’s labor bureau see similar problems, different solutions
The race for BOLI commissioner pits employment lawyer Christina Stephenson against restaurant owner and former state representative Cheri Helt.
Portland voters consider massive overhaul of city government on November ballots
This November, voters will have a chance to try something new. Portlanders will consider Measure 26-228, a massive overhaul of Portland’s charter, a document akin to the city’s constitution. If the measure passes, the size of the council would swell from five to 12 members, voters would use ranked choice voting to pick their leaders, and the city would be split into four districts, among other momentous changes.

Oregon’s Office of Emergency Management is now a standalone agency
The agency has been around since the early 1980s but was housed under other agencies including the State Police and the Military Department. Lawmakers approved the change with broad bipartisan support during the 2021 legislative session.

For the first time in 36 years, Portland has a race for city auditor
A public sector auditor and a certified public accountant battle to be Portland’s next auditor.
When Oregon’s State Capitol burned to the ground
On April 25, 1935, Oregon's State Capitol burned to the ground. It was the state's second capitol building destroyed by fire.
White House to extend student loan pause through August
The Biden administration plans to freeze federal student loan payments through Aug. 31, extending a moratorium that has allowed millions of Americans to postpone payments during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Federal leaders face Indigenous schools’ tragic past for first-of-its-kind report
In an initiative by the U.S. Department of the Interior, the federal government will encounter big challenges and heavy emotions for work on a report on the nation's Native American boarding schools.