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Portland Medicare Advantage members lose Providence, OHSU network access
More than 23,000 Multnomah County Medicare Advantage enrollees must find new coverage as Providence Health Plan shuts down, OHSU exits Regence networks and other insurers pull back before a Dec. 7 enrollment deadline.
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View MorePortland pays landscapers $2,200 to swap gas leaf blowers
Portland's Clean Energy Fund is reimbursing small landscaping businesses up to $2,200 each to trade gas leaf blowers for electric models ahead of the city's 2028 year-round ban, with training sessions showing both the appeal and the growing pains of the switch.
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View MorePortland solar farm opens 130 spots for low-income households
A community solar project on a former landfill near McDaniel High School aims to cut energy bills for 140 low-income East Portland households, with 130 enrollment spots still available and a February 2027 completion target.
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View MorePortland MAX Yellow Line swaps trains for buses Oct. 25–31
TriMet will replace MAX Yellow Line trains with shuttle buses between Interstate/Rose Quarter and Expo Center for a full week starting Oct. 25 to install expansion joints that prevent heat-related track problems.
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View MorePortland city workers eye Nov. 1 strike over $10.7M gap
Portland's City of Portland Professional Workers union and the city submitted competing final offers to the state on Oct. 1, opening a 30-day cooling-off period that could end with a strike Sunday, Nov. 1, if a roughly $10.7 million gap between the two proposals is not closed.
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View MorePortland opens $105,000 in arts grants for smaller groups
Portland's Office of Arts & Culture opens applications Wednesday, Oct. 14, for $105,000 in Cultural Vitality Sponsorships, with rolling grants of $2,000 to $20,000 for community arts groups too small to qualify for the city's larger funding programs.
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View MoreSBA opens $2M wildfire loans for Portland-area businesses
The U.S. Small Business Administration opened low-interest disaster loans of up to $2 million for small businesses and nonprofits in Multnomah County and 24 other Oregon counties affected by the summer 2026 wildfires, with no property damage required to qualify.
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View MoreMetro grants Portland $750,000 for Waterfront Park redesign
The Metro Council awarded Portland Parks & Recreation a second $750,000 grant for the Governor Tom McCall Waterfront Park redesign, funding schematic design for the full 30-acre site as three international finalists develop concept designs ahead of a spring 2027 winner announcement.
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View More6 candidates set for Portland District 4 debate Tuesday
Six candidates for Portland City Council District 4 will debate Tuesday at the City Club of Portland, replacing a smaller forum that fell apart after Councilor Mitch Green demanded DSA-aligned challengers be included and the Pearl District Neighborhood Association pulled out over legal concerns.
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View MorePortland reaches tentative deal with PROTEC17 union
Portland and PROTEC17 reached a tentative agreement covering nearly 1,000 professional and technical city employees, but contract details and a ratification timeline have not been released.
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View MorePortland pulls 'Suspended Migration' from City Hall
Portland is removing Dana Lynn Louis's "Suspended Migration" from City Hall's north atrium after ceiling anchors failed inspection, ending the glass-and-bead installation's two-decade presence in the building.
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View MoreFederal hemp ban pulls CBD from Portland shelves Dec. 11
A federal law banning most hemp-derived CBD products takes effect Dec. 11, forcing Oregon retailers to close and threatening the state's hemp seed industry, which supplies 75% of the nation's crop.
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View MorePortland wetland project wins national flood award
Portland's $10 million Springwater Wetland Restoration Project along Johnson Creek won first place in a national flood management competition, with modeling showing roughly 360 structures could be removed from the 100-year floodplain.
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