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Politics · Portland

Portland, Oregon, swears in new government and mayor who campaigned to end homelessness

66% Center coverage: 15 sources

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A businessman with no experience in public office is taking over as mayor of Oregon’s biggest city as it embraces an entirely new system of government — one that’s so different, the City Council chambers had to be completely renovated. Portland voters last month elected Keith Wilson, a trucking company executive and founder of a nonprofit working to increase homeless shelter capacity. He ran on an ambitious pledge to end un…See the Story

Fentanyl · Portland

Fentanyl fuels record homeless deaths in Multnomah County

74% Center coverage: 8 sources

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Fentanyl fueled a record number of homeless deaths last year in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, according to an annual county report released Friday that officials described as showing the peak of the fentanyl crisis in the area. Read more...See the Story

Walmart · Portland

PacifiCorp gets an 8.5% rate increase

83% Center coverage: 6 sources

Oregon Public Utility Commission grants increase for the Berkshire Hathaway-owed utility's Pacific Power business.See the Story

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