Food and Drink

Proposed federal SNAP cuts would leave Oregon families hungry, governor and senators warn

More than 700,000 Oregonians receive aid from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Oregonians will go hungry if congressional…

Business

Skip a trip to the Mariana Islands, try Portland’s Chochu Local food truck instead

Chochu Local brings the Portland area a taste of the Mariana Islands, serving barbecued meats, red rice, lumpia…

Government

$1 billion-a-year Portland infrastructure crisis prompts City Council reaction

The Portland City Council is moving to address Portland’s growing infrastructure crisis, now estimated at more than $1…

Business

Child care providers, parents call on Oregon Legislature to support subsidy program

Victoria Mendoza opened up a child care business in Salem 16 years ago — a decision inspired by her own…

Business

Commentary: More Oregonians are working multiple jobs, showing need for a stronger tax credit for workers

One of the best investments the Oregon legislature can make this session is to renew and expand the…

Local News

Molalla mayor has had enough, calls for ODOT audit

With new taxes proposed, Molalla Mayor Scott Keyser thinks enough is enough with ODOT's financial desires

Business

Environmentalists argue PacifiCorp’s wildfire liability burden is fueled by coal-protecting bills 

When Berkshire Hathaway bought PacifiCorp — Rocky Mountain Power’s parent company — in 2005, stakeholders didn’t consider the…

Here’s the currently-proposed “look” of the new two-block-long, seven-story-high apartment house planned for the edge of the Oaks Bottom Bluff on the west side of Milwaukie Avenue, between Ellis and Insley Streets at the north end of Westmoreland. (Courtesy of City of Portland)

Local News

Plan for 7-story building on edge of Oaks Bottom Bluff advances

A seven story building is to be built on the lip of Oaks Bottom's bluff, in a known…

Business

Former OHSU Big Pharma critic picked by RFK Jr.

Five years ago, working in Portland, Dr. Vinay Prasad was throwing stones from the side of the road.…

Business

Oregon joins suit against federal transportation agencies for withholding EV charger funding

Oregon’s attorney general is joining a lawsuit against the heads of the U.S. Department of Transportation and the…