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Shooting Found Justified
A law enforcement investigation released on Tuesday
found police were justified in killing an armed
Arizona rancher who helped lead a standoff at the
Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Oregon
earlier this year. However, FBI agents are under
investigation for an apparent cover-up for failing to
tell police about two shots fired during the incident.
Lawsuit Claims Racism
Mark Washington, Sr.
Two black maintenance workers filed suit Tuesday
against Portland Public Schools and their union,
seeking more than $1 million for discrimination
stemming from “blatantly racist” remarks and
retaliation they say they faced at work. Charles
Morgan and Jason Williams filed the lawsuit March 1.
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Several measures to address Oregon’s affordable
housing crises are now heading to Gov. Kat Brown
for approval following final passage in the Oregon
Legislature which ended Thursday. One bill bans
rent increases in the first year of month-to-month
tenancy and requires a 90- day notification for any
rent increases after that.
Timbers Win Rematch
Fanendo Adi scored in the 79th minute and the
defending champion Portland Timbers defeated the
Columbus Crew 2-1 on Sunday in a rematch of last
year’s Major League Soccer Cup final. Portland
also kicked off their new season by unveiling
a championship banner hung in the rafters of
Providence Park.
Internet Help for Poor
Nearly 40 million households will soon be eligible
for small monthly Internet subsidies. The Federal
Communications Commission on Tuesday said it
would vote this month to expand the $1.7 billion
federal Lifeline program, which currently offers
monthly subsidies for phone and basic cell service.
Mexico Leader Blasts Trump
Mexico’s president has said his
country will not pay for White House
hopeful Donald Trump’s proposed
wall along the U.S.-Mexico border,
and likened his “strident tone” to the
ascent of dictators like Adolf Hitler
and Benito Mussolini. President Enrique Pena
Nieto’s comments were published Monday.
Nancy Reagan Dies
Former first lady Nancy Reagan, the former actress
who played a pivotal role in the political rise and
presidency of husband Ronald Reagan, died Sunday
of congestive heart failure at the age of 94. She will
be buried next to her husband at his presidential
library in Simi Valley, Calif.
Gun Safety Bill Dies in Senate
A proposed law to ban gun
sales when background checks
are incomplete died in the Ore-
gon Senate Thursday as part of a
compromise with Republicans to
draw the Legislature to a close.
The Oregon chapter of Moms
Demand Action for Gun Sense
in America, a part of Everytown
for Gun Safety, condemned Sen-
ate leaders for refusing to bring
the measure to a vote and there-
fore blocking the law from be-
ing signed into state law by Gov.
Kate Brown.
Rev. Sharon Risher, a woman
who lost her mother and two cous-
ins in the shooting massacre at a
black church in Charleston, S.C.,
traveled to Oregon to testify in
support of the bill. She said those
deaths and the six other people
killed at her church could have
easily been prevented if only the
shooter had before forced to wait
for a background check before
being handed the gun he would
use in the massacre.
Closing the “Charleston Loop-
hole” would have provided law
enforcement with the time it
needs to complete background
checks on the small number of
purchasers with complex crimi-
nal histories that require investi-
gation.
Policing in Focus
C ontinued from f ront
In addition, a Racial and Eth-
nic Disparities report issued last
month by an independent re-
searcher at the request of Mult-
nomah County found that people
of color are negatively impact-
ed in greater numbers relative to
whites at every stage in the jour-
ney through the local criminal jus-
tice system.
Lynch said it was important to
visit Portland because some of
the work being done to improve
policing for local residents can be
useful for other communities who
are struggling.
“We have here the community
advisory board, the community
compliance liaison, and I was just
informed by the chief that they are
working on a structure within the
training division that would have
community involvement with po-
lice training,” she said.
Lynch visited George Middle
School in north Portland and the
Blazers Boy and Girls Club in
northeast Portland to talk about
community-police partnerships
that build trust, foster cooperation
and enhance public safety. The
visit was part of a national com-
munity policing tour to engage
with law enforcement and other
members of the community to
implement key recommendations
from the presidents’ Task Force on
21st Century Policing.
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