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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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Editorial: Kotek is clear choice for N/NE Portland voters
Opinion by Mark Kirchmeier Just name an important issue. Whether standing up to the Trump administration, tackling homelessness, boosting Portland Public Schools, or funding the Oregon Health Plan, Governor Tina Kotek has been a skillful advocate for our city and state. Kotek has been a more effective governor than her predecessor Kate Brown, and, if…
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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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Multnomah County judge race heating up May 19 Primary Election
No candidates for Portland or Multnomah County will be on the May 19 Primary Election ballot because both governments have moved to ranked-choice voting to be decided in the Nov. 3 General Election. But that does not mean North and Northeast Portland voters won’t help decide other important races. Most recently, Multnomah County District Attorney…
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New Trail Blazer owners are fouling city taxpayers: Write them a letter
By Mark Kirchmeier Grim budget figures face Portland’s city government, and some of the predicament can – and should – be laid at the feet of the new owners of the Portland Trail Blazers. Tom Dundon and his local investment partner, Sheel Tyle, are hogging the financial ball. They insist that local taxpayers pay the…
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Federal agents shoot and wound two people in Portland. Kotek and Wilson condemn Trump actions
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents shot and wounded two people in SE Portland shortly after 2 pm, Thursday, Jan. 8, according to Portland Police Bureau officers who responded to the scene. The shooting happened in the parking lot of a medical center near the 1000 block of SE Main St. The two people then…
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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.…
