Unannounced inspection finds serious safety concerns at federal prison in Sheridan - The Oregonian (www.oregonlive.com)
15 Portland police cars badly burned Thursday morning; arson suspected (www.oregonlive.com)
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NAACP to Black student-athletes: Take your talents elsewhere amid Florida anti-DEI efforts (www.oregonlive.com)
Earlier this month, the University of Florida closed its Office of the Chief Diversity Officer, eliminating 13 full-time DEI positions and 15 administrative appointments. This came after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill called the Stop Woke Act last year, which prohibits the use of state funds for any DEI programs.
Portland bartender who shoved transgender woman in bathroom dispute guilty of hate crime, jury rules (www.oregonlive.com)
Bill that would empower Oregon to penalize child labor law violators passes Legislature (www.oregonlive.com)
Oregon State Police hid repeated use of racist slur by supervisor, other misconduct in field office (www.oregonlive.com)
A sergeant who repeatedly used an anti-Black racist slur on duty for years was demoted but the agency never informed the state certification department of the reason for his demotion.
Computer chip maker announces furloughs at Oregon factory days after landing $72M from feds (www.oregonlive.com)
Computer chip maker announces furloughs at Oregon factory days after landing $72M from feds::Microchip described the furloughs as a temporary measure aimed at preventing layoffs.
Portland expected to pay $300k to settle 2020 police brutality lawsuit by protester (www.oregonlive.com)
The Portland City Council is expected to approve spending $300,000 to settle an August 2020 lawsuit filed by a man who alleged Portland police officers assaulted him during a Black Lives Matter protest, fracturing two bones in his arm.
Employees threatened with loss of healthcare if they strike. Their employer is a hospital and they're nurses. (www.oregonlive.com)
One of the main reasons employers want to keep healthcare private; enormous leverage against labor, organized or not…
Marine heatwave off Oregon coast considered ‘extreme’ by NOAA (www.oregonlive.com)
The average ocean temperature around the world reached 70 degrees in 2023 – the highest ever.
