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Metro, Multnomah County Pursue Couple to Keep Pre-K and Homeless Services Tax Payments
Metro’s 1% homelessness tax kicks in on any income above $125,000 for individuals and $200,000 for married couples. The ...
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Jeff Manning
Jeff worked at The Oregonian, where he specialized in covering money, business and the powerful. He covered Nike’s emergence ...
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Federal Regulators Have Found Fault With PacifiCorp’s Practices
PacifiCorp spokeswoman Erin Isselmann defends the utility’s practices. “A third-party expert evaluates our programs on a ...
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PacifiCorp Was Grossly Negligent in Oregon’s 2020 Wildfires. Now It’s Asking Lawmakers for Protection.
And in December, the U.S. Department of Justice added to PacifiCorp’s legal woes. The feds filed a $900 million civil lawsuit, claiming the utility’s negligence caused a different 2020 fire in ...
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To Understand the Damage in the Santiam Canyon, Hear From Those Who Narrowly Escaped
The glow came from a nearby chain-link fence at the Old Gates Schoolhouse, the town’s community center. Powerful wind gusts had taken down a power line, which came to rest on the fence. The metal ...