Portland agrees to tentative deal with 2nd city workers union to avoid strike
The city has now reached tentative agreements with two major labor unions. The latest agreement came hours before a planned ...
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Portland joins national lawsuit against Trump administration’s actions on sanctuary cities
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The City of Portland is joining several local governments across the country suing the Trump administration over executive orders targeting sanctuary cities. According to ...
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Michael Jordan Tapped to Stay on as City Administrator
Wilson said Jordan will stay on as the city embarks on a national recruitment for a permanent city administrator this spring, in hopes of appointing someone to the role by January 1, 2026.
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Portland City Council lays groundwork for increasing city budget by $4.6 million via contingency funds
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland City Council held a meeting Wednesday night to discuss the potential for increasing the city budget by up to $4.6 million. The council voted to pull that extra ...
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Portland averts city worker strikes after making big concessions to public unions
The city of Portland says it has reached tentative agreements with two public employee unions whose members had threatened to walk off their jobs, averting a pair of potential labor strikes and ...
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Portland city councilors to consider expanding staff, office budgets Wednesday night
Portland's new 12-person city council meets for the first time on Jan. 2, 2025. Alex Zielinski / OPB The plan would use $4.6 million to cover an additional staff position in each council office ...
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City of Portland raises its water fee by 7%
is your neighborhood reporter San Patricio and Aransas County. PORTLAND, Texas — Portland city officials are taking action as they move forward with water and wastewater fees. “Ordinance ...
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Portland City Council grills top bureaucrat, grants him 11-month job extension
Portland’s top bureaucrat, a powerful fixture within the city’s new form of government, will remain in his post through the end of the year after the City Council moved Wednesday to keep him ...
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'There's nowhere else I'd rather live': Experts on KC help put city on map
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City has found itself in the national spotlight yet again, so to uncover what it truly means to "put KC on the map," we turned to the experts who have made showcasing ...
Winter Light Festival returns to Portland with 200+ dazzling installations
Portland Winter Light Festival kicks off on Friday, Feb. 7.The festival features more than 200 art installations across the ...
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Portland City Council Increases Its Staffing Budget by $4.6 Million
A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the Government Transition Advisory Committee's Council staffing recommendations. The Mercury regrets the error ...
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Portland to join San Francisco, other sanctuary cities in suing Trump administration
The city of Portland is among a group of local governments that plan to file a lawsuit Friday challenging the Trump administration’s executive order targeting sanctuary cities. The lawsuit comes ...