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Police Chief Says He ‘No Longer Has Confidence’ in Councilor’s Judgment After Old Tweets Resurface
A conservative pundit found and posted dozens of Councilor Mitch Green’s inflammatory deleted tweets. The police chief is nonplussed.
Oregon May Have Overpaid Medicaid Administrators by Millions, Audit Finds
Secretary of State’s Office traces overpayments to cases where one Oregon Health Plan member got counted multiple times. It says duplicates are rare, but still imperil federal funding. And it has ideas for how state systems could improve.
What Will Happen to the School Buildings the District Closes?
When PPS has shuttered school properties in the past, it hasn’t taken a uniform approach to what happens next.
Portlanders’ Feelings of Representation by the City Council Are Returning to Their Dismal Baseline
A higher proportion of District 3 and 4 voters feel represented by at least one member of City Council than voters in the rest of the city.
As Oregon Officials Install More Ballot Drop Boxes, We Checked Which Counties Have the Most per Person
They stand in all sorts of places: city halls and the book-return windows of libraries, mostly, but also next to a public swimming pool in Eugene, a grange hall in Spray, and two different McDonald’s restaurants in Portland.
Murmurs: Fancy Mental Health Care Tracker Underwhelms Key Lawmaker
“I’m not going to hide my shock and disappointment at this.”
NBA Commissioner Says Portland Losing the Blazers Would Be a ‘Failure’
“It’s my hope,” he concluded, “that we can lower the temperature honestly a bit in these negotiations.”
New Poll Shows Drazan With Slight Lead in Governor’s Race
The result is in line with an earlier poll, but the Republican’s 2-point lead is less than the margin of error.
External Auditor Finds PPS Bond Program Is at Heightened Risk of Fraud
In four findings, auditors determined that PPS had failed to establish a sound business case to offload bond management services to Procedeo, and cautioned that the district had become over-reliant on the external consultant.
Providence St. Vincent Will Build Women’s Hospital With Huge New Donation From the Knights
The $1.1 billion gift is one of the largest ever to a U.S. health care institution. Funding also will be routed to Providence’s cardiovascular program.
Trump’s Signature Bill Rewards Oregon for Its Food Stamp Incompetence
The failure to accurately administer food stamps will bizarrely spare Oregon millions while other states must pony up next year.
Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Ballot Grab
Oregon’s top elected officials hailed a Monday ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that blocked President Donald Trump from restricting vote-by-mail in the November midterms.