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…
20th anniversary of ‘Oregon Jewish Voices’
Jewish authors interrogate their own identities For the past two decades, audiences have gathered to hear the voices of Jewish writers in Oregon at the annual Oregon Jewish Voices event….
Activists call for U.S., Oregon to sever ties with Israel after continued attacks on Gaza
Activists gathered in Pioneer Courthouse Square on Nov. 23 to protest the United State’s involvement with Israel after Israel’s continuing attacks on Gaza. Members of the Democratic Socialists of America…
Hill to Hall Nov. 12–15
Nov. 12: Oregon coalition propose initiatives for citizen-led redistricting One year prior to state redistricting, which will take place in November 2020, an Oregon coalition has filed three proposed initiatives…
Hill to Hall Nov. 4–8
Nov. 4: U.S. formally begins process to leave Paris Agreement The Trump administration notified the United Nations that the United States has formally begun the process to leave the Paris…
Democratizing power at PSU
Portland State is an institution driven and determined by a small cabal of Portland’s business elite dictating policy, direction and the ultimate administration of the university. The creation of PSU’s…
Hill to Hall Oct. 27–Nov. 3
Oct. 28: Oregon’s only Republican representative in Congress chooses not to run in 2020 United States Representative Greg Walden, Oregon’s only Congressional Republican, announced he would not be seeking reelection…
PSU Student Legal Services discuss changing immigration laws
Multiple immigration law experts and community groups held an event on Oct. 29 where speakers discussed changes to immigration law under the Trump administration. Members from groups such as PSU…