• about-taxes
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Written by By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press

Published: 26 January 2023

 

Washington is one of nine states without an income tax, and its heavy reliance on sales and fuel taxes to pay for schools, roads and other public expenses falls disproportionately on low-income residents.

• about-racial-bias
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Written by The Skanner News

Published: 25 January 2023

Rose Wakefield poses for a photo with attorney Gregory Kafoury after victory. (Photo courtesy of Kafoury & McDougal) 

Gas Attendant: “I Don’t Serve Black People”

• about-soccer
• Portland-Thorns
• National Women's Soccer League

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Written by By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer

Published: 25 January 2023

(AP Photo/Jeff Dean, File) 

The Portland Thorns have fired their athletic trainer after an outside investigation found he illegally distrubted a controlled substance to players

• about-charity
• amazon
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Written by THALIA BEATY and GLENN GAMBOA Associated Press

Published: 25 January 2023

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Former Amazon employee said he didn't get the impression that the company cared deeply about giving back to the community and the charitable giving was a marketing tool

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• about-abortion-bans
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Written by By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America

Published: 24 January 2023

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Oregon is launching a new abortion hotline offering free legal advice to callers, moving to further defend abortion access after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade

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Written by Sean Nealon

Published: 24 January 2023

(Photo: Oregon State University via Flickr) 

The researchers studied the wolf pack on Pleasant Island and the adjacent mainland from 2015 to 2021.

• about-oregon-legislature
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Written by The Skanner News

Published: 23 January 2023

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum 

AG’s slate of bills focuses on protecting Oregonians

• Medford-Oregon
• US Newspapers

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Written by Associated Press

Published: 19 January 2023

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The Mail Tribune publisher and CEO Steven Saslow on Wednesday of last week announced the newspaper’s abrupt closure on its website, saying unused paid subscriptions would be refunded.

• about-Microsoft
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Written by By MATT O'BRIEN AP Technology Writer

Published: 18 January 2023

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The company said in a regulatory filing Wednesday that the layoffs were a response to “macroeconomic conditions and changing customer priorities.”

• about-Black-business
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• Saundra Sorenson
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Written by Saundra Sorenson

Published: 13 January 2023

BBAO chair Alando Simpson 

Group provides resources, database of Black businesses, future prosperity center.