The initiatives, which put the chronically homeless straight into stable housing, is not really available outside of Portland.

The Supreme Court has played a historic role in ending discrimination against gay people, most recently in a 2015 ruling that the Constitution required civil marriage to be available to same-sex couples. The question is whether the court’s conservative majority, including two justices appointed by President Donald Trump, will tarnish that record by taking a […]

As the Legislature debates a single-use plastic bag ban, they should consider carbon emissions as well.