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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is urging reforms to Multnomah County's Preschool for All program, citing hundreds of millions in unspent funds, low participation, and unmet goals for families in need.
A Portland nonprofit that helps members of the homeless community find a purpose could see major reductions due to a shrinking Multnomah County budget.
The goal of having free preschool for all is supposed to be hit by 2030, but an audit found that the county needs to expand its capacity for that to happen.
In addition to the plat books, large-format wall plat maps (36-inches by 54-inches) of Crow Wing County are also available for pre-order.
Oregon’s largest county plans to have a 24-hour sobering and crisis stabilization center to help people make their first steps toward recovery from drug addiction. Multnomah County officials on ...
Nathan Vasquez defeated incumbent Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt in the May 2024 election, with Vasquez winning by a seven-point margin.
WW’s May 2024 Endorsements: Multnomah County As five candidates seek the job, we’d like to see Sharon Meieran’s seat stay in the hands of someone who won’t go along to get along.
A heat map project looked at Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties and highlighted the problem areas when it comes to the heat.Places in the region that ...
The Multnomah County Archives recently acquired an invaluable donation of century-old photographs never seen by the public before. The pictures show Multnomah County’s first public relief ...
A new interactive map made by Multnomah County is helping to identify areas most at risk during heat events.
Homelessness Rises 20% in Multnomah County, Annual Count Shows County officials say “increasingly robust” data methods skewed the total upward.
Democratic Multnomah County, Oregon, District Attorney Mike Schmidt is prosecuting less than half of the misdemeanor theft cases referred to his office by police, according to new data.