July 12 – Oregon official in charge of harassment complaints at Capitol resigns, with grievance letter Nate Monson, former acting Oregon State Legislative Equity Officer (LEO), resigned on June…
The obligation of a lifetime
Oregon state lawmakers passed Senate Bill 485 on June 25, which declared an emergency around the servicing of student loans, created important consumer protections for borrowers and instituted functional regulations…
Oregon lifts COVID-19 restrictions
Governor Kate Brown announced last Friday an end to the statewide mask mandate, which ended June 30. The single-shot vaccination rate among the eligible population reached 69.9% as of July…
Hill 2 Hall June 28th-July 2nd
Monday June 28 – Recent PSU report estimates cost of Oregon evictions in billions The Portland State University Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative (HRAC) issued a report estimating that…
Will CPSO be unarmed by September?
Portland State President Stephen Percy announced in early June that the school’s Campus Public and Safety Office (CPSO) has plans to begin unarmed patrols as of Sept. 1, 2021, but…
In historic move, Oregon House of Representatives expels far-right lawmaker
For the first time in history, Oregon state lawmakers voted 59-1 on Thursday to eject a fellow colleague, former Rep. Mike Nearman (R), for assisting a far-right crowd in breaching…
Hill 2 Hall
June 14 – Oregon lawmakers propose eviction ‘pause’ for renters in need Oregon State legislators proposed amendments to Senate Bill 278, which would temporarily halt evictions of renters who…
The murder of George Floyd: one year later
In Portland, protests have diminished and police reform has stalled, leaving advocates for change in political limbo. May 25 marked the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, after a Minneapolis…
Oregon surpasses 200,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases, experts remain cautiously optimistic
Oregon reached just over 201,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases on May 30, while the state’s death toll is 2,668, according the Oregon Health Authority’s official data. Despite this milestone, according to…
Hill to Hall June 1st
May 26: Multnomah County moves to “low risk” COVID-19 restrictions Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced on Thursday that Multnomah County and five other Oregon counties were approved for low-risk…
PPB and US DOJ discuss noncompliance regarding use of force protocol
In response to one of the most eventful summers in Portland’s history, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) reflected on Portland Police Bureau’s (PPB) response to protests, challenging its…