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ODOT: ‘Graffiti falls further down’ priority list with agency’s funding in flux

With funding cuts at ODOT, a Portland graffiti removal subcontractor said that he's had to lay off most of his employees and reduce the number...

Oregon official says it’s ‘misinformation’ that new policies could shut down prized family farms

Agritourism businesses like Topaz Farm and Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm warned this week that new state policies under consideration could put them out of business....

Federal money could give a boost to Oregon’s mass timber industry

Oregon's mass timber industry is a semifinalist for a federal "Regional Innovation Engine" grant aimed at research and development that will fuel economic growth. ...

Researchers track homelessness spending in the Portland metro area: How much and where it’s going

Looking at sources from the federal government on down to cities and private donors, ECOnorthwest's report noted over $700 million spent on homelessness in a...

New drop-in homeless day center to open in North Portland, backed by Multnomah County

The center is located right in the heart of St. Johns, in the same building as Multnomah County's North Portland Health Center. Neighbors are cautiously...

Revenues from Portland metro homeless services tax in ‘fiscal valley of death,’ researcher says

Portland's business community met Thursday to hear about the Metro Supportive Housing Services tax, which currently funds nearly half of all local homeless services. ...

Why Portland may be in an ‘urban doom loop,’ according to a new economic report

The Portland Metro Chamber's full 2025 State of the Economy report, released Thursday, paints a grim picture of the local economy. PORTLAND, Ore. —...

After 6 months of negotiations, thousands of Boeing machinists go hit the picket line

More than 1,200 machinists in Oregon are fighting for higher pay, retirement, job security and more, saying that their wages have stagnated over eight years....

‘Enough is enough’: Grocery store employees protest potential Kroger, Albertsons merger

PORTLAND, Ore. — Major supermarket chains Albertsons and Kroger were in a Portland federal court Monday, defending their plan to merge against a Federal...

2 downtown Portland bottle return locations close to curb fentanyl use

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson declared a 90-day fentanyl emergency in late January. ...

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