Mail Tribune
Every year in early May, we thank the moms in our lives for the myriad things that moms do.
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The Register-Guard
Another Mother’s Day has come and gone — a day that reminds us how good we are at saying we value mothers in this country, while leaving an incredible array of institutional barriers in their way.
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The Register-Guard
The vast majority of police officers in Oregon demonstrate an outstanding commitment to serving and protecting their communities.
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Forest Grove News-Times
Two determined women face off over alleged racial profiling in Forest Grove
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Portland Tribune
Finally, we are seeing discussions across the country about how to make things better for today’s working families.
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Portland Tribune
There are few actions the Legislature can take that would be as good for Oregon’s working families and economy as boosting the minimum wage.
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Go Local PDX
Today, the Oregon Association Chiefs of Police (OACP) announced their support for legislation that would help put an end to profiling in Oregon by clearly defining the problem in statute, collecting better data, and providing a path for reporting profiling complaints.
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KATU
The Oregon Legislature on Monday opened debate about several proposals to boost the minimum wage as high as $15 an hour.
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Statesman Journal
Due to factors such as increased productivity and lower employee turnover, Oregon's small businesses would actually stand to benefit more than lose from a minimum wage hike, according to a new study.
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OPB
Lawmakers in Salem took up a bill Monday that would require the state to set up a method for recording profiling complaints against law enforcement agencies.
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KOIN 6
Theresa Sweeney loves to collect old kitchen things. She’s raised three children and earned a master’s degree in 2010. She also has four felony convictions dating back to the early 2000s.
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The Oregonian
The Senate Workforce Committee passed Senate Bill 454 by a 3-2 party line vote and sent it to the Joint Ways and Means Committee for further consideration.
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The Oregonian
More than 400,000 workers would save an estimated $2 billion a year under a state-sponsored retirement plan like the one lawmakers have proposed, according a report released Wednesday.
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The Skanner
Even though social worker Emanuel Price is open about his past criminal history and is well connected within the community, his record still interferes with getting a job. His most recent employment application was with Portland Public Schools.
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The Oregonian
A proposed increase to Oregon's minimum wage has begun to receive plenty of attention as the Legislature prepares to consider this issue. As we discuss the minimum wage, it is important we remember this basic value: Families need jobs that allow them to support themselves through wage labor.
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The Oregonian
I co-own Hawthorne Auto Clinic in Portland. We've been in business for more than 30 years, so I know a thing or two about how small businesses succeed.
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