TriMet announces plans for $1.6M of improvements
The public transit provider announced 18 bus lines will be adjusted in hopes of decreasing crowding and delays.
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Zillow: Racial divide in US housing ‘largely unchanged for more than a century’
Study finds whites own houses at 28 more percentage points than blacks in 1900, 2014.
The Dalles Rep: Avoid ‘knee-jerk’ bills in wake of Kitzhaber scandal
Republican won’t support legislation that doesn’t address specific issues.
Portland approves $15 an hour minimum wage for city workers
City Council roundup: Full-time workers, contractors get a raise; demolition reform passes; Uber’s coming, ready or not.
Brown as governor elicits praise, apprehension
Democratic leaders excited for Brown, as Republicans worry new governor will sidestep rural Oregon
Southern Oregon timber tract yields $855M in sale
A Singapore-based investor bought 197,000 acres in Oregon’s High Desert.
Feds slowly intervene on West Coast port strife
Local, state and national leaders are calling for an end to the labor breakdown.
How the FAA’s proposed drone rules affect business
Realtors expected to utilize technology while entrepreneurs may have to bide their time.
Portland closes in on $15 an hour minimum wage for city employees
The city council will vote on the measure Wednesday.
What was in the emails Kitzhaber wanted destroyed?
The Willamette Week obtained messages the former governor wanted deleted.