Nov. 27, 2023 contribute now In The News PAT-PPS tentative deal Geothermal energy Harassment in legislatures Hate crime reporting Burnside Bridge Solar adoption Bend baby beaver By Kristian Foden-Vencil ( OPB ) Nov. 26, 2023 2 p.m. Inflation has driven the cost of building an earthquake-proof Burnside Bridge up near $1 billion. Multnomah County is asking the public to weigh in on possible cost saving ideas at burnsidebridge.org. Kristian Foden-Vencil / OPB When Portland’s Burnside Bridge closes for a seismic rebuild, probably in 2027, it’s likely to remain closed for five years. THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR: Become a Sponsor Due to the instability of the soil on which it stands and the infrastructure on either side of the Willamette River, Multnomah County engineers will essentially be building three bridges. Each one will have to connect to the other in a way that ensures they remain standi...

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Feb. 10, 2023 contribute now  Become an OPB member now! Contribute now In The News Oregon battery needs Measure 110 debate Portland’s Harriet Tubman Middle School Crump Lake Paramilitary activity MultCo library Homelessness Business By Chris M Lehman ( KLCC ) May 19, 2022 12 p.m. Oregon economists said Wednesday that state revenues grew far more rapidly than expected over the past three months, which means taxpayers could be in line for a record kicker. The forecast also showed lawmakers will likely have hundreds of millions of additional dollars to spend in future budget cycles. The explosive growth of revenues this year has been “nothing short of shocking,” state economist Mark McMullen told Oregon lawmakers. THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR: Become a Sponsor “We’re going to do our best to explain how we could possibly be this stupid to make this kind of forecast error,” he told the joint me...

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Feb. 22, 2022 contribute now In The News Oregon Dems' proposal Portland gun violence New Beaverton venue What's next for Nick Kristof? Oregon truffle dogs Oregon lithium The man suspected of shooting and killing a racial justice demonstrator Saturday night has been identified as Benjamin Jeffrey Smith, 43, of Northeast Portland. Smith’s identity was first reported by antifascist researchers and the Oregonian/OregonLive . Smith’s roommate and neighbors said he had grown increasingly angry with protests in the neighborhood and across the city, as well as the unhoused community who camp in the area. THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR: Become a Sponsor Smith’s roommate, Kristine Christenson told OPB when she first moved into his apartment seven years ago, he let her stay there for free. “When I first moved in, he seemed fine,” she said. “He was actually not that bad of a guy.” The Rose City Terrace apar...

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June 16, 2021 contribute now In The News Lifted COVID restrictions Mental health 600,000 Downtown PDX Unemployment rate In this Sunday, July 28, 2019, file photo, Shelby Houlihan crosses the finish line as she wins the women's 5,000-meter run at the U.S. Championships athletics meet, in Des Moines, Iowa. Houlihan posted on social media that she’s been banned from competition for four years following a positive test for a substance she believes came from a pork burrito. Charlie Neibergall / AP Shelby Houlihan, the American record holder in the 1,500 and 5,000 meters, posted on social media that she’s been banned for four years following a positive test for what she concluded was a pork burrito. THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR: Become a Sponsor Houlihan’s announcement on her Instagram account Monday arrives days before the start of U.S. Olympic track and field trials in Eugene where the top three i...

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