The former U.S. senator from New York, secretary of state and presidential candidate appears in a new ad for One Fair Wage Portland.
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Posted inElection 2022, Local & State
Portland waterfront workers urge ‘no’ vote on Question E
Some opponents are worried people don’t know enough about the proposal or that the group behind it is now advocating for a new plan.
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Posted inElection 2022, Local & State
Portland councilor faces challenge from 2 newcomers in at-large race
Pious Ali, who was first elected to the council in 2016, is running for reelection against Aqeel Mohialdeen and Richard Ward.
Posted inElection 2022, Local & State
Affordable housing crisis top issue for Portland’s District 3 City Council candidates
Nathaniel Ferguson and Regina Phillips, both political newcomers, are running to fill the seat currently held by Tae Chong, who is not running for reelection.
Posted inElection 2022, Local & State
Uber launches new group to fight Portland minimum wage referendum
The ride-hailing company is behind a new ballot question committee that already has spent nearly $31,000 to defeat Question D.
Posted inElection 2022, Local & State, Politics
Three candidates compete for Portland school board seat, pledge to support teachers
Julianne Opperman and Sam Rosenthal are running against incumbent Adam Burk, who was first elected three years ago.
Posted inElection 2022, Local & State
More than 10,000 Portland voters have requested absentee ballots so far
With just under three weeks to Election Day, Portland has had 10,165 requests for absentee ballots, including 284 from people who voted in-person absentee.
Posted inElection 2022, Local & State
Would Portland’s minimum wage proposal be good for restaurant workers?
Question D would raise the city’s minimum wage to $18 per hour by 2025 – and it also would eliminate the tip credit. Whether that would be good for workers or not is being hotly debated.
Posted inElection 2022, Local & State
Author Ibram X. Kendi speaks in Portland on legacy of slavery and the tipped wage
During an hour-long talk at the First Parish Unitarian Church on Friday, Kendi talked about the history of slavery and tipping, and how to overcome bias and change policy.
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Early and absentee voting underway in Maine
So far, Democrats are requesting six out of every 10 absentee ballots – a much higher rate than Republicans.