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. 11–15
Dec. 11: Killed and imprisoned journalists named Person of the Year 2018 TIME has named a group of journalists targeted for their work as its person of the year for…
Buried report shows Wells Fargo charging high fees to students
A report concealed for months by the Trump administration showed college students were charged over $27 million in fees by banks over the course of an academic year, with beleaguered…
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…
Police violence by the numbers
Sam Sinyangwe, a policy analyst and data scientist who works with communities of color to fight systemic racism through cutting-edge policies and strategies, gave a talk on Nov. 29 at…
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…
Governor’s budget puts double-digit tuition increases on the table
Oregon’s seven public universities are facing potential hiring freezes, double-digit tuition increases and cuts to services after the office of Oregon Gov. Kate Brown delivered a budget proposal Nov. 28….
Downtown protest declared civil disturbance
Another day of rallies filled Portland’s downtown park blocks on Nov. 17, sparking conflicts between members of various right- and left-wing groups days after city council rejected a proposed ordinance…
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…
Campus, Portland police on leave after man pronounced dead at hospital
Four Portland State campus public safety officers and two Portland police officers are on administrative leave while an investigation is underway in the death of a man sent to the…
Update on Jamal Khashoggi Case
The Central Intelligence Agency released a statement on Nov. 15, claiming Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The findings directly contradict…