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Audit: Oregon Department of Education failed to oversee $338 million to boost high school graduation
By James Neff, Oregon Journalism Project The Oregon Department of Education needs oversight to make sure it corrects identified problems. That is the blunt assessment of a new audit by the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office of ODE’s handling of High School Success, a state program that allocates $800 a year per high school student…
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New Poll Shows Drazan With Slight Lead in Governor’s Race
By Nigel Jaquiss, Oregon Journalism Project With less than two months until the Nov. 3 general election, a new poll shows the Republican nominee, state Sen. Christine Drazan (R-Canby), with a slender lead over incumbent Gov. Tina Kotek, a Democrat. The Sept. 11 poll, conducted by DHM Research of Portland for the business-backed group Grow…
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Oregon’s Left and Right unite against AI-powered Flock surveillance cameras
by Khushboo Rathore, Oregon Journalism Project Oregonians’ distrust of Flock cameras has intensified over the past year, with at least six cities and two counties canceling or curtailing contracts with the surveillance technology company across red and blue parts of the state. Republican and Democratic state lawmakers have also vowed to introduce legislation to ban…
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Pope Leo meets University of Portland president
University of Portland President Robert Kelly experienced the honor of a face-to-face meeting with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on June 3. Kelly was one of 22 leaders in U.S. Catholic higher education who attended the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU) Rome Seminar, a five-day pilgrimage and conference highlighted by a private…
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U.S. District Judge curtails federal agents use of munitions, tear gas against Portland protestors
A U.S. District Judge has temporarily barred federal agents from deploying tear gas, and other chemical and munitions against protestors in Portland. Judge Michael H. Simon issued the 14-day order in a decision released Tuesday, Feb. 3. The restraining order is part of an ongoing lawsuit brought in November by protesters and freelance journalists against the U.S.…
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Is tariff drama making you reach for a stiff drink? Then read this story
President Trump’s on-and-off-and-back-on-again tariffs are making alcohol beverage suppliers and connoisseurs anxious this holiday season, but inventories and prices – so far – look good for most popular Yuletide domestic liquors and wines. That’s the word from the Oregon’s Liquor and Cannabis Control Commission. Kenton, St. Johns and Hayden Island retail liquor stores are nicely…
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100 Oregon National Guard troops still mobilized despite Kotek hearing otherwise
Half of the Oregon National Guard troops who have been waiting more than seven weeks for legal battles to play out over the deployment of federalized troops to Portland remain mobilized, despite Gov. Tina Kotek saying Wednesday that they would all be sent home. Kotek announced Wednesday afternoon that she had heard from the U.S.…
