Cost of Multnomah County Jail inmate calls to drop slightly, from $2.55 to $2.10 per 15 minutes The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 Thursday to cap local and in-state prison and jail phone rates and to cut its existing cap on long-distance cal ...
22 Oct 2015 - Emily Green
Is it logging or restoration? A trip into Mount Hood National Forest illuminates the debate We’re deep in the west Cascade wilderness, standing among a few sparsely scattered trees in a clearing otherwise void of life. We climb over loosely packed piles o ...
22 Oct 2015 - Emily Green
Since the Northwest Forest Plan was written, there have been a few developments FEATURED STORY: Is it logging or restoration? Take a trip into Mount Hood National Forest. Regulation rewind Before the Northwest Forest Plan was unveiled in 1994, ending t ...
23 Oct 2015 - Emily Green
Operator began logging in the rain without notifying Forest Service FEATURED STORY: Is it logging or restoration? Take a trip into Mount Hood National Forest. 'Stay within the parameters' An email sent from the U.S. Forest Service in November ...
23 Oct 2015 - Emily Green
Racial injustice in the City of Roses, from the perspectives of young black men who live here Before sharing the mic with the nine young men seated with him at the table, moderator and Multnomah County employee Kory Murphy solemnly listed off statistics i ...
29 Oct 2015 - Emily Green
How Portland’s rental market is making a bad situation worse for survivors of domestic violence Portland’s cutthroat rental market is forcing an increasing number of domestic violence survivors to make a tough choice: stay in an abusive relationship or be ...
5 Nov 2015 - Emily Green
Oregon laws generally protect victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking FEATURED STORY: How Portland’s rental market is making a bad situation worse for domestic violence survivors. Domestic violence survivors renting in Oregon have severa ...
5 Nov 2015 - Emily Green
Federal investigators determine the nonprofit isn’t liable for mismanaging $1.4 million in disability benefits The federal investigation into nonprofit Safety Net of Oregon for mismanaging its clients’ disability benefits is closed and no criminal charges ...
12 Nov 2015 - Emily Green
Oregon among 37 states where inmates calls were recorded and leaked in data breach Securus Technologies Inc., the prison phone company giant under contract with Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, recorded and stored at least 14,000 phone calls between inm ...
12 Nov 2015 - Emily Green
Researchers recommend reining in timber industry's carbon emissions Greenhouse gas emissions from timber industry practices in western Oregon are at least four times greater than emissions from Oregon’s last remaining coal plant in Boardman, and equi ...
19 Nov 2015 - Emily Green