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Reporter @ Washington Observer | @Poynter + @ckinstitute '20 Fellow @SPJWash Board | Bylines @Politico, @WANewspapers, @PluribusNews | 📩 timgruver92@gmail.com
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How the railroad worker bill got derailed

How the railroad worker bill got derailed

The Washington Observer — Whether an idea lives or dies in the Legislature can often boil down to a game of “they said, they said” in committee when the nature of the problem is in doubt. One such idea this past session was guaranteeing rail workers 12 weeks of unpaid leave in light of long hours, burgeoning workloads, and safety issues.
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Local governments and an inconvenient truce on housing

Local governments and an inconvenient truce on housing

The Washington Observer — For the Association of Washington Cities, the “year of housing” meant rolling with the punches in its tussle with the state over who can draw the blueprints for your neighborhood. It was unlike anything Carl Schroeder says he’s seen in the 15 years he’s lobbied in Olympia on housing issues for AWC.
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From the Vegan Strip Club Ashes, Southeast Portland's SportsBox Carves an Esports and Games Futur...

From the Vegan Strip Club Ashes, Southeast Portland's SportsBox Carves an Esports and Games Futur...

Portland Mercury — If walls could talk, imagine the stories the former Wendy's along SE McLoughlin Blvd could tell. After spending the '80s as a fast food joint, then as a longstanding Fantasy Adult Video location, it seemed like Johnny Diablo Žūklė's venture of a "sequel" to his NW Portland vegan strip club Casa Diablo was the perfect business to spend another hot decade along Oregon's 99E-especially due to the heated competition with next door carnivores Acropolis Steakhouse.
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Independent threatens Dem win streak in solid blue Oregon - Pluribus News

Independent threatens Dem win streak in solid blue Oregon - Pluribus News

Pluribus News — SALEM, Ore. - A veteran state lawmaker who built a career as a maverick is scrambling the race to become Oregon's next governor, threatening one of the longest streaks of Democratic dominance in the nation. Polls show former state Sen.
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Far-right groups hold gun-rights rally in Oregon park, threaten media

Far-right groups hold gun-rights rally in Oregon park, threaten media

The Center Square — (The Center Square) - A weekend gathering billed as a Second Amendment rally in Salem led to far-right groups tied to the Jan. 6 Capitol invasion taking control of a public park. The Saturday event, promoted online as "May Day 2A Rally," saw 100 to 200 attendees at Salem's Riverfront Park in a show of support for their Second Amendment rights.
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'It's like Detroit has disappeared': Oregon wildfire survivors look back on help that never came

'It's like Detroit has disappeared': Oregon wildfire survivors look back on help that never came

The Center Square — (The Center Square) - Months after the ashen skies of Oregon's Labor Day wildfires cleared, hundreds of Oregonians are still waiting on help they say never came long after the blazes were put out. During Labor Day weekend of 2020, lightning strikes and downed power lines lit about a million acres of the state on fire and turned its state forests into infernos killing 11 people.
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Protests rock Oregon Capitol as lawmakers convene hectic special session

Protests rock Oregon Capitol as lawmakers convene hectic special session

The Center Square — (The Center Square) - Oregon lawmakers saw protests inside and outside of the state Capitol building as they convened on Monday to vote on pandemic relief amid the waning days of 2020. Oregon Sen.
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States consider taxing drivers by the mile despite privacy concerns

States consider taxing drivers by the mile despite privacy concerns

POLITICO — This story was published as part of the POLITICO Journalism Institute special section. PJI is a journalism training program that allows student participants to report and produce news stories. Americans taking summer road trips could eventually pay by the mile rather than the gallon for the government to repair roadways as more fuel-efficient vehicles hit the road, a transition that's fueling a debate over privacy.
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