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Hillary Borrud

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Reporter covering state politics + government @oregonian. @IRE_NICAR member. I ♥ data.

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Gov. Tina Kotek will introduce just 1 bill in 2024: Her plan to amp up creation of new, mostly affordable housing oregonlive.com/politics/2024/…

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Computer chip maker announces furloughs at Oregon factory days after landing $72 million from feds oregonlive.com/silicon-forest… via Mike Rogoway

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Sound familiar? Oregon's educational tradition of 'local control' also allowed school districts around the state to use discredited early literacy curricula and harmful 'three-queuing' literacy instruction.

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How is Oregon handling drug prevention with kids? School districts are free to select programs that aren’t evidence-backed, wasting public dollars along with young lives.

It's due to Oregon's tradition of 'local control' for schools.

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Oregon lawmakers floating proposal to recriminalize minor drug possession to ‘fix’ Measure 110 oregonlive.com/news/2024/01/o…

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With a wary eye on Multnomah County, backers float Preschool for All measure in Washington County

Multnomah County dramatically downsized the number of new preschool slots it's promising in the near term, after voters passed the tax to fund it.

oregonlive.com/education/2024…

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Oregon’s flawed rent assistance rollout points to broader unpreparedness at state agency responsible for addressing Oregon's housing crisis, audit finds

oregonlive.com/business/2024/…

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Oregon Dept of Education: state must distribute early literacy to all school districts, regardless of need, and let districts set spending priorities because that's what state Rep. Jason Kropf, D-Bend, wanted.

oregonlive.com/education/2023…

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“It’s extremely stressful.'

Oregonians continue to report issues, delays accessing benefits through state’s paid leave program: ‘I’m at my wit’s end’

oregonlive.com/politics/2023/…

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Across the country, states require more training to prepare students and teachers for mass shootings than for those expected to protect them. The differences were clear in Uvalde, where children and officers waited on opposite sides of the door. to.pbs.org/46LiSrS

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Lessons from Portland: 3 reporters reflect on how they covered the nearly month-long strike. mailchi.mp/d7269505a4d2/l…

Lessons from Portland: 3 reporters reflect on how they covered the nearly month-long strike. mailchi.mp/d7269505a4d2/l…
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1 person presumed drowned in SE Portland’s Johnson Creek; 2nd body found in Washington County creek

Creek is running so high that two rescue boats searching for the person flipped over.
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👐👐 Proud of colleague Julia Silverman for her Portland teacher strike coverage that national education news analyst The Grade called last week's 'best education journalism of the week.'

See why her coverage stood out:

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Oregon state agencies have failed to regularly contract with minority and women-owned businesses, report says oregonlive.com/politics/2023/… via Carlos Fuentes

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Surgery delays, frustrated patients stack up after Providence replaces Portland anesthesiology provider oregonlive.com/business/2023/…

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