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Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 02 May 2024

GTAC co-chair Destiny Magaña-Pablo (Photo/Courtesy City of Portland)

‘It’s a learning curve that everyone has to be intentional about‘

Details: Written by JENNIFER PELTZ and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press; Published: 01 May 2024

Marijuana plants (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is moving toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug. The Justice Department proposal would recognize the medical uses of cannabis but wouldn’t legalize it for recreational use. Some advocates for legalized weed say the move doesn't go far enough, while opponents say it goes too far.

Details: Written by Marc Cohen Clinical Professor of Gerontology and Co-Director LeadingAge LTSS Center; Recent Mel King Fellow at MIT Co-Lab, UMass Boston; Published: 30 April 2024

A group funded by hedge fund executive Brian Heywood is attempting to undermine the financial stability of Washington state's new long-term care social insurance program.

Details: Written by CLAIRE RUSH and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press; Published: 30 April 2024

Cheng "Charlie" Saephan (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

An immigrant from Laos who has been battling cancer won an enormous $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot in Oregon earlier this month. But Cheng “Charlie” Saephan's luck hasn't just changed his life — it's also drawn attention to Iu Mien, a southeast Asian ethnic group with origins in China, many of whose members fled from Laos to Thailand and then settled in the U.S. following the Vietnam War.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 25 April 2024

Portland resident Marcie Cadell testifies against a proposed blanket public camping ban.

Mayor Wheeler’s proposal for non-emergency ordinance will go to second reading.

Details: Written by DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press; Published: 24 April 2024

(AP Photo/John Hanna, File)

In support of DEI, Oregon and Washington have forged ahead with legislation to expand their emphasis on diversity, equity and inclusion in government and education.

Details: Written by DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer; Published: 24 April 2024

Seattle Storm guard Epiphanny Prince (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

A day after announcing her retirement, Epiphanny Prince has a new job working with the New York Liberty as director of player and community engagement. Prince will serve on the basketball operations and business staffs, bringing her 14 years of WNBA experience to the franchise.

Details: Written by GENE JOHNSON Associated Press; Published: 22 April 2024

Operational lead Willie Morrow stocks shelves at Cloud 9 Cannabis as the store prepares to open. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

A major argument for legalizing the adult use of cannabis after 75 years of prohibition was to stop the harm caused by disproportionate enforcement of drug laws in Black, Latino and other minority communities. But efforts to help those most affected participate in the newly legal sector have been halting.

Details: Written by Serin Houston, Mount Holyoke College and Dan Trudeau, Macalester College, for The Conversation; Published: 22 April 2024

Seattle is marking the first anniversary of its landmark Race and Social Justice Initiative ordinance. Signed into law in April 2023, the ordinance highlights race and racism because of the pervasive inequities experienced by people of color