Rep. Diego Hernandez made women working at Capitol feel that rejecting his advances could hurt them professionally, report finds
Updated Jan 27, 2021;
Posted Jan 26, 2021
Oregon state Rep. Diego Hernandez, D-Portland, was sworn into office along with other lawmakers at the Capitol on January 11, 2021. Independent investigators recently completed a report that found Hernandez pressured women with business at the Capitol to rekindle romantic relationships.Brooke Herbert/The Oregonian
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Oregon lawmakers will decide as soon as next week how to respond to a new report that found one of their colleague’s persistent and unwelcome romantic advances made two women reasonably concerned that the male lawmaker might undercut their work at the Capitol if they rejected his attempts to rekindle romantic relationships.
Leaders of Oregon progressive groups and labor unions call on Legislature to expel Rep. Mike Nearman
Updated Jan 25, 2021;
Posted Jan 25, 2021
Leaders of progressive groups, an NAACP branch and public employee unions on Monday called for state lawmakers to expel Rep. Mike Nearman, R-Independence. Amy Herzfeld-Copple, left, is deputy director of programs at the Western States Center and Eric C. Richardson, right, is executive director of the Eugene/Springfield NAACP.
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Leaders and representatives of various Oregon progressive groups, the Eugene/Springfield NAACP and public employee unions on Monday publicly called for the state Legislature to expel a Republican representative who let violent far-right extremists into the state Capitol during a Dec. 21, 2020 special session.
Poll: Oregonians are optimistic about future economic outlook
Updated Jan 22, 2021;
Posted Jan 22, 2021
Oregon voters particularly Democrats, middle class and upper income people told pollsters conducting a recent survey that they are optimistic about the economy in 2022. This file photo shows a view of Portland s skyline from Mount Tabor.Stephanie Yao Long/File
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Oregonians have retained a sunny outlook about their state and future in spite of the grim health and economic
effects of the pandemic and grueling public health measures to control it, according to a new survey commissioned by the state’s largest business lobbying group.
“Optimism in the economy has declined, which we would expect, but people are very optimistic about the future,” said pollster Bob Moore of Moore Information Group. “Despite what’s going on, it doesn’t have them down.”
Portland police are investigating the killing of two people in the city's Centennial neighborhood, after they responded to a report of a shooting near the intersection of Southeast Division Street and 143rd Avenue after 3 a.m. Sunday.