Jan. 28: Educational aides sue Portland Public Schools for negligence Eight special education classroom aides in Beaverton, Gresham and Portland are suing their school districts for a combined $3.6…
Hill to Hall: Jan. 22–25
Jan. 22: U.S. Supreme court approves transgender military ban The United States Supreme Court approved President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender individuals serving in the military in a 5-4 decision….
#MeToo movement highlights survivors on day of International Women’s March
Coordinators and volunteers spoke out against gender oppression and sexual assault during the #MeToo Speak Out and Women’s March on Saturday, Jan. 19 at Terry D. Schrunk Plaza in Southwest…
Hill to Hall: Jan. 14–19
Jan. 14: Los Angeles teachers enter fifth day of strike for contract renegotiations Over 32,000 teachers in Los Angeles County—the second biggest school district in the United States—began a strike…
Hill to Hall: Jan. 9–11
Jan. 9: Bill introduced to regulate marijuana like alcohol Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D–Oregon, introduced a bill Wednesday to regulate the distribution of marijuana in a similar way to alcohol at…
Hill to Hall: Jan. 2–7
Jan. 2: Oregon’s only women’s prison grants tampons to inmates Coffee Creek Correctional Institution, Oregon’s only women’s prison, now gives tampons to inmates who request them. Previously, only sanitary pads…
Hill to Hall Dec. 1–7
Dec. 1: Trump threatens NAFTA cancelation ahead of new trade deal President Donald Trump threatened to terminate the North American Free Trade Agreement the day after signing a new multibillion-dollar…
Hill to Hall Nov. 28–Nov. 30
Nov. 28: Governor proposes $23.6 billion budget Oregon Gov. Kate Brown proposed a $23.6 billion budget on Wednesday, Nov. 3 for the 2019-2021 biennium, a 12.4 percent increase from the…
Portlanders rally for transgender rights
LGBTQ+ advocacy group Won’t Be Erased PDX held a rally on Nov. 16 at Portland City Hall to protest an unreleased Trump administration memo proposing a strict definition of gender…
Hill to Hall Nov. 13–Nov. 16
Nov. 13: Cause of Woolsey may be nuclear plant, officials say The Safety and Enforcement division of the California Public Utilities Commission is cooperating with state investigators to find the…
Hill to Hall: Oct. 31–Nov. 3
Oct. 31: No indictment for police in Sept. shooting, grand jury rules A Multnomah County grand jury found no criminal wrongdoing by officers Sgt. Garry Britt and Officer Jeffrey Livingston,…