Oregon legislature supports easier access to birth control
Two history-making bills move forward.
Where does Portland rank among best-read cities?
Pacific Northwest cities dominate Amazon’s ranking of cities that buy and read the most books.
Lawmakers tweak gun background check bill
The House Judiciary Committee agrees to tweak bill to allow short-term lending of firearms.
2015 Rotary Oregon Ethics in Business Awards Dinner is June 17th
Keynote Speaker: Jim Bernau, Founder, Willamette Valley Vineyards; $10,000 of higher education scholarships to be awarded.
Tesla co-founder wants to electrify trucks
ASSOCIATED PRESS: Ian Wright wants to revolutionize truck manufacturing.
Elderly increasingly falling into debt
ASSOCIATED PRESS: Older people in America are struggling with housing debt at an increasing pace.
Gov. Kate Brown: Don’t prosecute Kitzhaber whistleblower
In an interview with Willamette Week, Gov. Kate Brown said Michael Rodgers’ “intentions were good.”
Oregon universities promise to slow tuition hikes if they can get funding
If the Oregon Legislature provides more funding for education, universities will slow skyrocketing costs for students.
Foster Farms joins other major poultry producers in stemming antibiotic use
The biggest poultry producer in the West wants to phase out the use of human antibiotics.
Starve Ups aims to provide $3M to startups
Entrepreneurial group wants to give investing a try.