September 25, 2021 Portland City Council accepts report describing tear gas used by officers as 'chemical weapons' The Portland City Council voted to accept a report which calls for police reform following response from authorities to certain protests over the last year and a half.
September 16, 2021 Portland scraps Texas boycott plan over state's abortion law Portland, Ore., abandoned plans this week to ban city business with Texas over the Lone Star State's controversial new abortion law amid worries it would hurt the Texans most affected by it.Â
September 15, 2021 Oregon teacher removes American flag from classroom, says it 'stands for violence and menace and intolerance' A Portland-area teacher who opposes her district’s vote to ban Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ Pride symbols in schools boasted to local media that she removed the American flag from her classroom because it represents "violence and menace and intolerance."
September 10, 2021 Portland protests: Slain Trump supporter Aaron Danielson’s estate files $13M lawsuit against city, mayor, DA The estate of Aaron "Jay" Danielson, a 39-year-old supporter of former President Donald Trump who was fatally shot by an Antifa backer in Portland, Oregon, last year, filed a $13 million federal lawsuit Friday against the city, its mayor and the county district attorney, according to a report.
September 10, 2021 Portland State professor resigns after university muzzles philosophy, free speech: It’s a ‘dogma factory’ Former Portland State University professor Peter Boghossian details his exit from campus after the school attempted to silence his curriculum in critical thinking and ethics.
September 9, 2021 Portland's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for public workers might exempt police officers: reports Portland might exempt police officers from a recently announced plan to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for some public workers, according to reports.
September 9, 2021 Portland mayor now says police ‘hands off’ riot response was ‘not the right strategy’ Portland, Oregon, city leaders used a "hands off" approach Aug. 22 when groups of armed protesters clashed in the city – but on Wednesday Mayor Ted Wheeler admitted it was "not the right strategy."
September 8, 2021 Portland State professor resigns, says university became 'Social Justice factory' Portland State University professor Peter Boghossian has resigned in an open letter in which he accuses the administration of fostering an environment hostile to intellectual inquiry and dissent.
September 5, 2021 Portland moves to ban Texas travel, trade to protest new abortion law Portland City Council is to consider an emergency resolution this week to ban future travel, goods and services from the state of Texas in protest of the state’s new abortion law.
September 3, 2021 Portland police seek victim possibly attacked with large stick as seen in video Portland police are searching for a suspect who attacked a woman with a large stick on July 22 in the Northwest District Association Neighborhood.