The minimum fare changed for the first time since 2009, going from $1.90 to $4, and the mileage rate rose from 30 cents to 35 cents per one-tenth mile.
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Portland council condemns ICE practices, calls for agents to ID themselves
The council passed a resolution Monday in response to the detention of a parent by masked and unidentified immigration officers at Talbot Community School last week.
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Portland officials weighing future of city’s family shelter
City councilors may consider relocating it to the site of the emergency shelter in Riverside when the lease on the current Chestnut Street location ends next year.
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Portland City Council to consider whether police can buy a drone
The purchase was approved by the Health and Human Services and Public Safety Committee on Tuesday. The item now heads to the full council.
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With moratorium looming, Portland Planning Board declines to take up Live Nation’s concert venue proposal
The controversial project is on hold until March.
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Jetport receives $11 million in FAA infrastructure grants
The funding will cover five new passenger jet bridges and snow removal equipment, and is part of a grant package approved by the Portland City Council in January.
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Portland to open new community policing office near Monument Square
The office at 443 Congress St. is expected to open before the end of September, the police chief says.
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Portland City Council approves levying fines on owners of vacant commercial properties
The ordinance was proposed after months of complaints from business owners and residents regarding the state of the Congress Street corridor. But property owners can avoid fines if they agree to let the city install art in their vacant storefronts.
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Portland voters will decide on a $19 minimum wage this November
The City Council voted 5-4 to send a measure to increase the city’s minimum wage to the ballot. Opponents say the proposal could cause layoffs and closures, while supporters contend that the growing cost of living in the city has made it impossible to make ends meet.
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Portland voters will decide on a $19 minimum wage this November
The City Council voted 5-4 to send a measure to increase the city’s minimum wage to the ballot. Opponents say the proposal could cause layoffs and closures, while supporters contend that the growing cost of living in the city has made it impossible to make ends meet.