Tribes fear the Supreme Court decision will hamper the ability to protect their citizens. PL-280 states like Oregon may be the most accurate basis for predictions. In 2015, the state of Oklahoma convicted Victor Castro-Huerta of neglecting his stepdaughte ...
27 Jul 2022 - Melanie Henshaw
Native Americans seeking abortions must negotiate a complex maze of legal, financial and jurisdictional barriers to receive care Editor's note: This story contains graphic descriptions of sexual violence. After the landmark Supreme Court decision in ...
13 Jul 2022 - Melanie Henshaw
Henshaw (Mvskoke) is a skilled multimedia reporter who has covered a variety of topics, she's poised to make an impact in her new role. I am extremely grateful to accept the position of Street Root’s first-ever Indigenous affairs reporter. I believe ...
6 Jul 2022 - Melanie Henshaw
After a wet spring, Portland is drought-free, but that’s not the case for the rest of the state Portland is emerging from one of the wettest springs on record and heading into summer drought-free, but Oregonians outside of the Willamette Valley aren’t fee ...
29 Jun 2022 - Melanie Henshaw
The 1945 police killing of Ervin Jones left an impact on his family for generations. Now, his relatives hope to change the record surrounding his death. Editor's note: This story contains graphic descriptions of racism and police violence. From the d ...
15 Jun 2022 - Melanie Henshaw
Anomalies in public data regarding COVID-19 protocols cause concern Like elsewhere in the state, COVID-19 isn’t over inside Oregon’s prisons. Amid a growing outbreak at Coffee Creek Intake Center and pending lawsuits regarding the Oregon Department of Cor ...
8 Jun 2022 - Melanie Henshaw
As providers are dealing with increasing numbers of out-of-state patients, rural Oregonians also face a lack of access The leaked Supreme Court draft revealing the likely reversal of the landmark abortion rights decision Roe v. Wade is reverberating acros ...
25 May 2022 - Melanie Henshaw
After deadliest year in recent history in Oregon prisons, a legal nonprofit was granted class action status for an ongoing lawsuit about COVID-19 protocols. The ODOC says the suit justifies their lack of transparency. A total of 52 prisoners died in custo ...
18 May 2022 - Melanie Henshaw and Piper McDaniel
Amid tight housing market, investors snap up homes in record numbers. Portland renters and prospective non-investment homebuyers are feeling the impact. Like most major metropolitan areas in the United States, the Portland metro is experiencing inflation ...
13 Apr 2022 - Melanie Henshaw
There are only 1,600 shelter beds in Multnomah county for more than 4,000 people experiencing homelessness Despite increasing capacity since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Multnomah County’s supply of publicly-supported shelter beds for people ex ...
30 Mar 2022 - Melanie Henshaw