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Normal 0 The city of Portland Bureaus submitted their requested budgets for the next fiscal year to City Council. These budget proposals to reflect deep cuts to services that will cause up 80 layoffs in the bureau of transportation and the Parks Department. In r... Read more

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A coalition of local peace groups has proposed a resolution to the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners to “Bring the War Dollars Home”. The group recently succeeded in passing a resolution at the Portland City Council, and say they hope the Countywide effort will make a... Read more

Ever since the EPA passed the Clean Water Act regulation known as LT2, Portland has been struggling with compliance. The Portland Water Bureau is working on a fast-track compliance time line while citizen and business groups are calling for a more wait-and-see attitude. At... Read more

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  A local man serving time in Multnomah County Jail has reported to KBOO that guards and nurses have been negligent in providing him the correct medication for mental illness.   As KBOO’s Jenka Soderberg reports, the problem is widespread, and stems from a lack of resources... Read more

  This is volunteer powered and produced radio! Please click on the button below to enjoy the newscast! Contributors: Alex Ward, Calvin B. Littlefield, Crystal Leighty, and Ross Freeman-Levin Engineer: Andrew McEwan PM News & Public Affairs Director: Jenka Soderberg Read more

Portland is experiencing unusually cold weather and snow is forecast for the weekend. For an update on how homeless shelters are managing, KBOO’s Joe Meyer spoke with Brian Merrill of the Portland Rescue Mission.   Read more

Mayor Adams has asked each of the city’s bureaus to come up with budget cuts of four, six and eight percent. For a look into this process, KBOO’s Joe Meyer spoke with citizen activist Christine Yun and Jim Blackwood for the Parks Bureau.   Read more

Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber outlined his plans for health care and education overhauls in his State of the State address today. Speaking to a crowd of about 700 at the City Club of Portland, Kitzhaber asked for civilian leaders to support his plans. One of his proposals ... Read more