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Voters OK drastic overhaul of City Hall in Portland, Oregon
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoVoters in Portland, Oregon, driven by frustration with surging homelessness and a desire to make...
‘People are mad’: Portland votes on government changes
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPortland’s official slogan is “The City That Works,” but after a tumultuous few years, many...
Oregon TV station apologizes after showing racist image during program highlighting good news
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 4 months agoPORTLAND — A television station in Portland, Oregon, apologized Friday for inadvertently showing a...
Maine Democrats nominate 1st Black woman as House speaker
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Democrats in the Maine House of Representatives nominated the state's first...
Maine’s Trumpy Guv Candidate Threatens to ‘Deck’ Dem Staffer
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCarl D. Walsh/Portland Press Herald/GettyAs he seeks a third term as Maine governor, Paul LePage had...
Influential figures who have impacted Black history in Oregon
KOIN via Yahoo News· 4 months agoPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Despite the Black exclusion laws that hindered and discouraged many African...
Maine, the whitest state in America, elects first Black House speaker
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Maine House of Representatives elected Democrat Rachel Talbot Ross, a Black lawmaker from...
Community gathers to celebrate Juneteenth in Salem
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSalem residents gathered at the Salem-Keizer NAACP Juneteenth event on Sunday to celebrate the holiday and encourage the community to continue working together. It is the first time the Salem-Keizer ...
Events in and around Salem honor, celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2024
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 5 months agoOrganizations and groups in the Mid-Valley will host Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations...
Vadim Mozyrsky on return, setting sights for Multnomah County Commission
KOIN via Yahoo News· 1 month agoVadim Mozyrsky is back. The administrative law judge ran for Portland city council in 2020, coming...