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When Portland police swept in to close off the street around a hip hop concert Saturday night, one of the artists stepped off the stage and decided not to perform. Concerns around police intimidation have been a long-standing issue in Portland’s black community, and the ... Read more

A new report on job growth in the U-S suggests that the bulk of subsidies being granted to business to spur job growth go to large corporate tax breaks, rather than small, local businesses. Leigh McIlvane is a research analyst with Good Jobs First, who issued the report.... Read more

In the fall of 2014 Oregonians will vote on two initiatives about the issue of marriage equality: Ballot Measure 8 would overturn a previous measure and allow people to marry as they choose. Ballot Measure 52 would allow businesses and individuals to discriminate against... Read more

          The teachers at Portland State University face a possible strike by early April, after declaring impasse in their negotiations with the university administration last week.            Thursday Feb. 27, over 600 P.S.U. students walked out of their classes to sup... Read more

 The USDA Committee on 21st Century Biotechnology has released policy recommendations for what they call the “co-existence” of genetically modified (GMO) and non-GMO crops.  The policies were necessitated by a lack of data regarding GMO crop contamination and its effect ... Read more

KBOO's Robin Ryan speaks with Portland houseless advocate Ibrahim Mubarak, who was arrested last Thursday while documenting police and private security violating the rights of houseless individuals underneath the Burnside Bridge in Portland. Read more

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