April 20: U.S. Supreme Court rules non-unanimous jury verdicts banned in Oregon Non-unanimous jury verdicts were banned in Oregon—the only state left that allowed them—due to a United States…
Hill to Hall April 8–18
April 8: Oregon schools to remain closed through the year According to AP News, Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced Oregon’s K-12 schools will remain closed through the academic year…
Hill to Hall April 2–3
April 2: Governor Brown declines calling special legislative session in near future Oregon Governor Kate Brown and Oregon legislative leaders decided not to call a special legislative session to…
Spring term to be taught remotely
The latest in PSU’s response to the COVID-19 virus
Hill to Hall Feb. 26–27
Feb. 26: Governor Brown authorizes $1.8 million emergency loan for Pendleton to repair flood-damaged levee According to the East Oregonian, Governor Kate Brown announced the state agency Business Oregon…
A weekend of innovation and design at PSU
Portland State participated with 40 universities across 16 countries to create solutions to some of humanity’s greatest problems. The PSU Center for Entrepreneurship hosted Invent for the Planet 2020…
A Necessary Irritant
Garth Clark reveals seven generations of artists ignored by history
Hill to Hall Jan. 13–17
Jan. 13: Oregon Democrats reveal new climate bill ahead of new session Democratic legislators released a new version of a previous climate change bill, dubbed the “cap and trade” bill,…
Our changing city: Losing Chinatown
Decades of neglect and mismanagement by the city’s government has left Portland’s historic Chinatown district a ghost of its former self. Historically a center for the marginalized Chinese-American community in…
Hill to Hall Nov. 25–27
Nov. 25: Supporters of higher Oregon cigarette tax raise $9 million in contributions A campaign to raise taxes on packs of cigarettes by $2 has garnered over $9 million in…
Hill to Hall Nov. 20–22
Nov. 20: Oregon county jury sides with counties in timber revenue lawsuit The state of Oregon lost a lawsuit by 14 Oregon counties, which claimed the state cost them decades…