Farmworkers union organizes rally outside Oregon State Capitol to support solidarity against ICE, call for passage of bills Young protestors (below) create a sign at the Oregon Capitol Building.

The Oregon Legislature is currently in its 2025 session, and Street Roots is publishing regular updates throughout its duration. For more of this ongoing coverage, visit streetroots.org. Only 34 ...

Oregonians use thousands of single-use beverage containers every day. Recycling them is a low-barrier job for Portlanders known as ‘canners.’ Scott Atkins started collecting and recycling cans and ...

The First Amendment says ‘no law’ shall be passed restricting freedom of the press. Some say a proposed law before the Oregon Legislature holds the press accountable, others believe the law would hold ...

It was a festive day at Friends of Trees. A crowd celebrated the planting of the one millionth tree in the urban canopies of the Willamette Valley with music, food and old friends. But behind the ...

Hundreds of people filled the mall in front of the Oregon State Capitol Building May 1 to serve notice they will not be bullied by the Trump administration’s brute-squad approach to immigration.

Like many institutions in 2025, the press faces a credibility crisis and an existential crisis. Data shows local nonprofit news outlets like Street Roots serve as a burgeoning lifeboat in the face of ...

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Oregon labor sees at least 6 union wins, 2 new campaigns or election filings and 2 labor actions In August, Oregon saw four more union wins than in July, six fewer new campaigns and four fewer labor ...

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