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Despite passing some of the nation’s first laws barring federal law enforcement agents from concealing their identities, Oregon and Washington have yet to receive the same response from the Trump administration as other Democratic states.

As Trump admin sues states over federal agent mask bans, Northwest remains on sidelines Some legal observers say the lack of court action is a function of how Oregon and Washington’s laws are supposed to be enforced.

Several camping and day-use areas along the Upper McKenzie River are open again after a nine-year closure.

Upper McKenzie River recreation sites reopen after 9 years

Initial projections predicted 750,000 soccer fans would visit Seattle during the World Cup tournament. But a recent survey taken by the American Hotel and Lodging Association showed 80% of respondents reported hotel bookings were tracking below initial forecasts.

As Washington businesses prep for the World Cup, some ask how many fans will show up A recent survey taken by the American Hotel and Lodging Association showed that 80% of respondents reported hotel bookings were tracking below initial forecasts.

The vote comes several weeks after University of Oregon President Karl Scholz announced that he wants the school to reduce its annual budget by around $65 million.

Amid warnings of future cuts, University of Oregon trustees approve next year’s budget At a trustees meeting Monday, the university president said the estimated budget shortfall for next year is just around $23 million. But he said out-of-state enrollment is below historical norms for the second year in a row, and it’s unlikely to bounce back.

The federal tax credit provides up to $15 billion in subsidies a year to help developers build apartments. It’s created housing that’s often no more affordable than the market rate.

A low-income housing program is pouring big money into housing many Oregonians can’t afford Nearly 2,000 of Portland’s subsidized units sat vacant and unused at last count. The same situation has repeated from Seattle to the San Francisco Bay Area to Denver. Economists and other academic researchers have been warning for decades that this was precisely the sort of problem that the Low-In...

Leaders at Portland State University have revealed more about their vision for a performing arts venue, hotel and conference center on their downtown campus.

Portland State University shows city its plans, if council backs new performing arts center PSU officials say they’ve lined up a likely development partner and private funding for a hotel and conference center should the arts center move forward.