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From the moment Attorney General Dan Rayfield took office in January, the Oregon Department of Justice has been engaged in a nearly full-time battle with President Donald Trump’s administration.

Officials say they’ve noticed a tangible difference when new treatment capacity comes on line. But a 2024 commissioned by Gov. Tina Kotek found that far more must be done.

The tort claim notice alleges the university violated Dr. Hanoosh’s legal rights, including state laws prohibiting discrimination based on national origin and the First Amendment.

With a major transaction under consideration, Oregon lawmakers got a reminder last month that the hospice business model has imperatives of its own.

The dramatic unfolding of a contract approval exposed deepening fissures between School Board members and their philosophies on governance.

Home Forward, the city of Portland’s housing authority, is sitting on 955 empty affordable apartment units, according to a Nov. 7 vacancy report the agency provided to WW last month.

It also shoulders much more of the burden because supply of cash, not demand for services, determined funding ratios.

The real story behind a fire that transfixed local officials is one that is all too common in Oregon.

A reader asks: “When will requirements to qualify to run for Portland City Council or Multnomah County commissioner be upgraded to weed out unqualified goofballs before an election starts?” Dr. Know answers.

Mayor Keith Wilson has chosen Raymond Lee as the next city administrator, Portland’s top bureaucratic post overseeing everyday operations from policing to trash pickup.

Raymond Lee formerly served as city manager of Greeley, Colo.

The social-media flurry comes just days before a vote to approve Procedeo for a five-year bond program management services contract.