#Portland, Oregon schools reach tentative agreement with teachers’ union, ending strike

#Portland, Oregon schools reach tentative agreement with teachers’ union, ending strike

Portland Public Schools (PPS), Oregon’s largest public school district, announced Sunday that it has reached a tentative agreement with the Portland Association of Teachers (PAT), ending a three-week strike.  In a news release, PAT said its tentative agreement with the school district includes “expanded language on target class sizes and caseloads including new committees to…

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#LGBTQ Dems gear up for rematches after narrow 2022 losses

#LGBTQ Dems gear up for rematches after narrow 2022 losses

From Oregon to California to New York, LGBTQ Democrats who almost won their congressional elections last year are teeing up rematches with the Republicans who beat them. Jamie McLeod-Skinner, a former engineer and local politician from Oregon, announced in July that she was running for Congress again, setting up a likely rematch with Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer…

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#Oregon must ‘stay the course’ on soft heroin laws despite skyrocketing overdose rates: drug law proponents

#Oregon must ‘stay the course’ on soft heroin laws despite skyrocketing overdose rates: drug law proponents

“Oregon must ‘stay the course’ on soft heroin laws despite skyrocketing overdose rates: drug law proponents” Oregon’s first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization measure has been highly scrutinized since voters passed it two years ago, but as state funding finally starts to make its way to addiction service providers, proponents say they’re starting to see results. “It’s going…

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#Cops in Idaho murder case probing similar Oregon attack

#Cops in Idaho murder case probing similar Oregon attack

“Cops in Idaho murder case probing similar Oregon attack” Cops investigating the brutal slaying of four University of Idaho students are looking into possible ties with an earlier deadly knife attack on a sleeping couple in Oregon. Moscow Police Chief James Frye was asked Wednesday if his officers were “looking into any possible connection” to…

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#Nike founder Phil Knight donates millions to Democrat’s rivals in Oregon governor’s race

#Nike founder Phil Knight donates millions to Democrat’s rivals in Oregon governor’s race

“Nike founder Phil Knight donates millions to Democrat’s rivals in Oregon governor’s race” Nike co-founder Phil Knight has thrown his largess behind the Republican candidate in Oregon’s race for governor because he’s fed up with his state’s left-leaning policies, the reticent billionaire said. In a rare interview, the richest resident in the liberal Pacific Northwest…

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