Wildfires Cloak Pacific Northwest in Smoky Haze as Fire Threats Increase
STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ROUNDUP | L.A.’s structural deficit; N.C.’s attorney general forced to slash 10% of staff; and a “notable lack of hellfire” from satanist at city council meeting.
The Very Real Dangers of Building in the Wildland-Urban Interface
In central Oregon, the city of Bend and Deschutes County are no strangers to big wildfires. But building more fire-resilient communities isn’t always easy.
WATCH: This Is What a Megaquake Will Do to an Important Lifeline in Portland
Also in our Weekend State and Local Digest: Maine’s unvaccinated kindergartners; Sacramento seeks out Filipino teachers; and Alabama reverses its ban on margarita pitchers.
Oregon’s DOT Cleans Up Slimy Mess From a Korean Delicacy
PHOTOS: One unlucky car was completely slimed in an unusual mucus from eel-like hagfish.
Oregon (Yes, Oregon) Just Put a Tax on Bicycles
The $15 fee on new bikes is a strange way for the state to prioritize active transit.
Portland’s Ted Wheeler: ‘The Role of Mayor Has Never Been So Important As It Is Right Now’
The new city hall leader exemplifies the passion and dynamism that is stirring in cities and mayors across the nation.
Addressing the Retirement Insecurity Crisis
As Congress steps back on supporting small business employee retirement accounts, the state treasurers from Illinois and Oregon point out the need to continue forward.
When 100,000 People Suddenly Swarm a Rural City of 6,500 Residents
Oregon expects 1 million visitors for the highly anticipated solar eclipse in August and Madras will play a starring role in managing the influx of people.
Trump’s Federal Land-Use Regulatory Battle Targets Obama’s Sage Grouse Rules
“They might as well form a shotgun posse to kill off the species directly,” according to a Center for Biological Diversity activist.
Portland Mayor Calls on Feds to Revoke 'Trump Free Speech Rally' Permit
Mayor Ted Wheeler: “Our city is in mourning, our community’s anger is real and the timing and subject of these events can only exacerbate an already difficult situation.”
Tax-Averse County’s Last Public Library Prepares to Close
Funding for a library system that covers an area larger than the state of Connecticut has dried up. What comes next?
Solar Eclipse Watchers May Overwhelm Small Oregon Towns
Also in our State and Local Weekend Digest: Oklahoma budget puts schools in tough spot; Rhode Island’s aging gas pipes; and new worries about tick risk.
License to Speak: Bureaucracies Can Be Slow to Internalize Bad News
The state of Oregon is abusing its authority to regulate professional services to silence its critics.
Fight Brews Between West Coast States and Trump Over Climate Policies
“To have a president who will in the next few days, or weeks, announce he intends to roll back our efforts to fight climate change is unacceptable,” Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said this weekend.
Oregon Bill Proposing ‘Coffee Tax’ Seeks to Perk Up State Revenues
The five cent per pound excise tax would be imposed on coffee beans sold wholesale.
This City in Oregon Will Be Mostly Destroyed in a Future Tsunami. But There's Some Good News.
In Seaside, a recently approved $99.7 million plan will relocate three schools out of the inundation zone.
Oregon’s First Test of Automatic Voter Registration Has Mixed Results
More than 230,000 people were registered to vote through the program, and 97,184 of them voted in the presidential election.
Oregon Behind Schedule on Food Safety Inspections; Kansas Budget Shortfalls Hit Road Projects
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Mass. mayor and council fight over police model; Tennessee corrections official resigns over anti-Obama posts; W.Va.’s mid-year budget cuts.
Navigator Award Finalists: Stephanie Scafa and Team, City of Eugene, Ore.
The Love Food Not Waste program is gaining traction and serves as a good model for how to build community partnerships to help divert unnecessary food waste from landfills.
A Tough Homelessness Challenge: ‘Compassion Fatigue’ in Municipal Workforces
Cities need to support their empathetic frontline city employees who are dealing with a complex problem that “attacks the very core” of what brought them into public service.
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