Opening statements got underway Tuesday in Multnomah County at the one of the first civil trials against the city of Portland to allege unreasonable police violence during the 2020 racial justice protests. The case is being watched closely by civil rights attorneys as a potential bellwether for the more than a dozen cases coming in the trial’s wake.
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Community health care administrator Alice Yoder, a former Democratic candidate for state representative, has announced her intention to run for Lancaster County commissioner next year.
THE ISSUE: “Dozens of personal files belonging to Lancaster County’s top lawyer — including documents related to local Republican Party committees — were discovered on a county government computer network