Oregon House Speaker Shuffles Committees After Conduct Complaints
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Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek removed Rep. Mitch Greenlick from the House Committee on Health Care and Rep. Bill Post from the Judiciary Committee for poor conduct.
16-Year-Old With Knife Shot By Vancouver Police, Dies From Injuries
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Vancouver Police said the 16-year-old male had a knife and did not respond to requests from police to drop it.
New Texts Offer Window Into Portland Officer's Relationship With Protest Groups
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While Portland Police Lt. Jeff Niiya’s union has aggressively defended him, the new records provide, for the first time, Niiya’s own account of the relationships he was building with protesters.
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Portland Mayor, Police Chief To Meet With Family Of Man Killed By Police
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and Police Chief Danielle Outlaw will meet Friday with the family of a black man who suffered from schizophrenia and was shot and killed by police last month.
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Washington Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler Objects To Portland's JTTF Withdrawal
A republican congresswoman from Southwest Washington is weighing in on Portland’s decision to pull two police officers from a federal terrorism fighting task force.
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Former Oregon Legislative Interns File Suit Alleging Sexual Harassment
The former interns filed a civil lawsuit in Marion County Circuit Court Tuesday saying they were subject to sexual harassment while working for Kruse. Their suit claims legislative leaders failed to protect them.
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Portland City Council Reconsiders Rules For Unreinforced Masonry Buildings
The Portland City Council got an earful from business owners concerned about new requirements for buildings that may not be earthquake-ready.
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Oregon And Washington Lawmakers Consider Statewide Plastic Bag Bans
Lawmakers in both Oregon and Washington are considering bills that would ban single-use plastic bags statewide to reduce plastic pollution.
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