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Normal 0 Oregon ranchers scored a victory today as the House passed a bill that will allow state officials to kill wolves seen as a threat to livestock. House Bill 4158 effectively declares a “state of emergency” in order to exempt the state’s 29 gray wolves from Oregon’s ... Read more

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Normal 0 Jamal Tarhuni, an Oregon resident prevented from returning to the United States after visiting Libya, finally came home yesterday. The Tigard Businessman and Libyan had been visiting the Post-Qaddafi nation to deliver humanitarian supplies with Medical Teams Int... Read more

New Seasons employee Ryan Gaughan is protesting his firing with a co-worker rally today at 5 PM. Gaughan and several co-workers claim he was unfairly terminated last week and is seeking to be reinstaded to hisa old job. KBOO's Sarina Fong has more with the story. Read more

Normal 0 Who is ALEC and how do they purchase our democracy? Normal 0 The American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, is the venue through which global corporations and state politicians rewrite state laws that govern your rights. These so-called "model bills" re... Read more

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Normal 0 The Obama administration announced today that it would grant ten states waivers from requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act. This is the first wave of dozens of state applications for waivers from the tough Bush-era education law, which requires all student... Read more

Normal 0 A local organization supporting people with mental illness has launched a campaign against local TV station K-A-T-U for broadcasting advertisements that they say are inflammatory and fear-mongering against people with mental illness.KBOO's Jenka Soderberg has mo... Read more

Having embarked from New York in late January, The Occupy bus has been visiting occupy movements in Northeastern cities and will be out on the road until the end of this month. For more on The Occupy Bus Tour, KBOO’s Miles Bryan spoke with Occupy Wall Street media coordina... Read more

Normal 0 Occupy Portland has claimed a victory in a campaign to move the city’s money to local banks. Mayor Sam Adams has posted a draft proposal to steer a quarter million dollars of city money to 10 local credit unions or community banks. Web responses have been overw... Read more