Bryce Dole

2 weeks ago | ijpr.org | Bryce Dole

State transportation officials said Monday that more than 1.3 million Oregonians have so far acquired a REAL ID in the nearly five years since the state first started issuing them. Every traveler over the age of 18 must have a REAL ID, passport or other federally approved form of identification to board a domestic flight May 7. In all, 17,660 REAL IDs were issued last week, compared to nearly 6,500 that were issued in the same week last year, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation.

2 weeks ago | opb.org | Bryce Dole

A line of people out the door and around the side of the building of the DMV in Portland, Ore. off of Powell Blvd. on March 27, 2025, 41 days before the REAL ID deadline of May 7, 2025. Oregonians without a passport have one month left before they will need a REAL ID to board a plane in the United States. State transportation officials said Monday that more than 1.3 million Oregonians have so far acquired a REAL ID in the nearly five years since the state first started issuing them.

2 weeks ago | opb.org | Joni Auden Land |Bryce Dole

Mary Minor worked for years as a hospice nurse, and her husband, James, was a technical writer. Now retired, they did something on Saturday they’ve never done before: organize a protest. Minor expected at least 700 people to fill Universal Plaza in Tigard, a large success in the sleepy Portland suburb. She was stunned when more than 1,000 people showed up, crowding both sides of Southwest Pacific Highway. “Does this end anywhere?” Minor asked, looking at the endless stretch of protesters.

3 weeks ago | opb.org | Bryce Dole

Clackamas County’s largest public employee union has voted to go on strike. The Clackamas County Employees’ Association announced the imminent strike in a social media post on Wednesday. “CCEA members have made their voices heard,” a post on Instagram said. “Over 90% voted to authorize a strike.”The union represents more than 1,000 public employees. They work in a variety of departments, including public health, parole and probation and the parks district.

3 weeks ago | heraldandnews.com | Bryce Dole

Oregon Democrats are pushing forward a bill that would enact sweeping changes to the state’s gun laws. If passed, Senate Bill 243 would create a 72-hour waiting period for gun buyers between when a dealer requests a criminal background check from the Oregon State Police and when the purchaser is approved to receive the weapon. kAm%96 3:== H@F=5 2=D@ 32?