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After Portland’s teacher strike and statewide budget cuts, Kotek backs ‘significant’ changes to school funding formula
Gov. Tina Kotek's office estimates that formula revisions could generate an additional $515 million or so for schools in the 2025-2027 biennium.
Longtime Senate President Peter Courtney, a pivotal figure in Oregon politics, dies at 81
Courtney presided over the state senate for 20 years and served 38 years as an Oregon lawmaker.
Former Multnomah County chair hired as chief of staff to new Portland Public Schools superintendent
Former Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury — once considered a likely candidate for governor in Oregon — will start Tuesday as the chief of staff to Kimberlee Armstrong, the new superintendent of Portland Public Schools.
Intel boosts employees’ child care benefits
The chipmaker is Oregon's largest corporate employer. Its policies can set a benchmark for other businesses.
Oregon’s software industry is shrinking
Software helped anchor the state's economic boom after the Great Recession. But now, the outlook is uncertain.
Feds award $1.5 billion toward replacement I-5 bridge
The grant brings the total federal allocation to $2.1 billion.
Tech group will pay $40 million to capture carbon dioxide in Oregon, fight climate change
The money will help fund the project's expansion in The Dalles.
Portland-area officials OK new approach to curtail homelessness; it could fall apart in 3 months
Multnomah County approved a rekindled partnership with Portland to reduce homelessness Thursday. If the new strategy doesn't meet certain benchmarks by October, city officials might end the agreement for good.
Nike slashed its sustainability workforce after a pledge to reduce its carbon footprint
Since December, Nike has lost about a third of employees who worked primarily on sustainability to layoffs, voluntary departure or reassignment.
Here’s how much every Clackamas County employee got paid last year
Department heads, medical directors, physicians and law enforcement officers were the highest earners.
Portland traffic got a lot worse last year, study finds
The city has one of the most congested freeway corridors in the whole country.
Editorial: The uncomfortable questions Oregon Gov. Kotek won’t answer
After the loss of key personnel in her office, Kotek must confront the turmoil and instability that her wife’s undefined role in her office has prompted, the editorial board writes. Unfortunately, so far, Kotek has sought to do the bare minimum.
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