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Emily Green

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Articles by Emily Green

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    Stacks of coins with a graduation cap

    Money matters: Tips from financial literacy gurus

    Instructors at Financial Beginnings Oregon share advice about building credit, packing away retirement savings and staying on budget this holiday season
    By
    Emily Green
    November 23, 2018
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    Fingerprinting

    Monetary sanctions and the vicious circle of poverty they perpetuate

    Oregon courts are going through the motions of imposing and collecting punitive fines and fees, but when it comes to low-income defendants, nothing about the process adds up
    By
    Emily Green
    November 16, 2018
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    Broken piggy bank

    Unpaid fine? The poorer you are, the more you owe

    Oregon’s monetary sanctions punish the poor more harshly and tether them to the criminal justice system for years after their initial ticket or fee
    By
    Emily Green
    November 9, 2018
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    Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs

    Veteran homelessness grows across Oregon

    Rural counties see the greatest increase, with 73 percent living unsheltered in those areas
    By
    Emily Green
    November 9, 2018
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    Oregon traffic

    Oregon climate report: ‘Our predictions are coming true’

    Oregon Global Warming Commission warns climate change is impacting state while consumption-based emissions continue to rise
    By
    Emily Green
    October 26, 2018
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    Rocky Barilla

    Architect of Oregon sanctuary law rejects Measure 105 proponent claims

    Former lawmaker Rocky Barilla responds to sheriffs’ criticism, says police helped draft the "non-controversial" legislation 31 years ago
    By
    Emily Green
    October 19, 2018
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    Mental illness illustration of two heads

    How hard is it to have someone committed?

    In Oregon, it's not easy to mandate that someone get mental health treatment. Local officials and a workgroup in Salem want to change that.
    By
    Emily Green
    October 12, 2018
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    Grocery cart

    Breaking down Measure 103: Fact vs. fiction

    An examination of the claims being made around the proposed Oregon ban on taxing ‘groceries’
    By
    Emily Green
    September 28, 2018
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    Shane Bauer portrait and book cover

    Undercover in a private prison: The shameful legacy of prison labor

    Journalist Shane Bauer has written a book about his four months inside as a security guard
    By
    Emily Green
    September 21, 2018
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    Cesil George

    Federal rules stifle Portland-area efforts to house chronically homeless

    A mentally disabled senior's inability to qualify for appropriate assistance underscores the struggle
    By
    Emily Green
    September 21, 2018

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