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Jobless at Record Low
On Tuesday, the Oregon Employment Department
and U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics reported that
the state’s unemployment rate fell to 4.0 percent
during February, the lowest it’s been since 1995.
Government, health care, manufacturing and con-
struction are the strongest growing job markets.
Council Curbs Protests
The Portland City Council Thursday approved an
ordinance allowing the dismissal of disruptive pro-
testers from council meetings. It allows people who
are repeat offenders to be banned from the meet-
ings for up to 60 days. On Monday, an activist filed
a legal action to stop the ordinance, claiming it vi-
olates prior court-imposed free speech protections.
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Rejecting GOP Health Plan
Under a new health care plan proposed by President
Trump and Republicans, 465,000 Oregonians would
lose their insurance coverage and 23,000 health
workers in the state will lose their jobs, according
to an economic analysis presented last week by Gov.
Kate Brown. “I call upon Oregon’s congressional
delegation to oppose this legislation that will hurt Or-
egonians from every walk of life and in every corner
of our state,” Brown said.
The Portland Art Museum responded Thursday in
opposition to President Trump’s budget proposal to
cut all funding for the National Endowment for the
Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities
and the Institute of Museum and Library Services,
joining museums and cultural intuitions across the
country.
Homeless Man Found Dead
A homeless man, identified as Christopher Martin,
32, was found dead Thursday inside a tent near I-84
in northeast Portland. There were no signs of vio-
lence, but police officers checking the scene found
a burning propane lantern inside the tent.
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