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Multnomah County is shutting down its Passport Program after approving a $4 billion budget with "painful tradeoffs," including cuts to several services.
After a budget session that brought “painful tradeoffs,” Multnomah County is shutting down its Passport Program amid budget constraints.
Heather Mirasol, director of behavioral health for Multnomah County, says she plans to leave her position this month.
Multnomah County reached out to the CDC in 2022 and asked them to do a "health hazard evaluation" for employee exposure. A new report details their findings.
During a packed public hearing on Wednesday night, critics brought their concerns about a proposed Multnomah County budget that is grappling with a $77 million shortfall. Read online: <a href ...
A report released Thursday reveals Multnomah County overspent more than $78,000 to help recruit executive-level staff.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Emergency medical services in Multnomah County are improving, based on data that tracks American Medical Response (AMR) , the company in charge of the county's ambulance service ...
Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson has unveiled a $4 billion balanced budget proposal, addressing the county's largest funding gap in over a decade.
Multnomah County Awards a Billion Dollars in Contracts Each Year Without Lobbying Rules Both the city of Portland and Metro have bespoke statutes to make influence more transparent.
Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB Elected leaders across the Portland region and state are fuming after Multnomah County announced a $104 million budget shortfall in its homeless services department ...
Multnomah County will open six emergency cold weather shelters Wednesday night with temperatures predicted to dip into the mid-20s and the possibility of snow accumulation in the Portland-area.
Multnomah County seeing improvements in AMR service The API failed to deliver the resource. New data shows AMR's new model is dramatically improving access to care in Multnomah County.