The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted its budget for fiscal year 2012-13 on Thursday
Leon Goggans smiled when he remembered his reaction to a Multnomah County judge giving him a chance to get his GED at Donald H. Londer Learning Center two years ago.
Ever since Verónica López Ericksen joined the Multnomah County Health Department, the community health worker saw something special in nurse Beth Elkin.On their first home visit together in 2001...
Multnomah County Chair Jeff Cogen said Thursday that his proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year maintains essential services despite the ongoing challenges of a struggling economy.
Nearly every week in 2011, an average of one person experiencing homelessness died on the streets in Multnomah County.
Multnomah County has already saved $400,000 at the county’s two jails, thanks to a joint project by the Sheriff’s Office and Office of Sustainability.
Why is a new courthouse needed in east Multnomah County? State statute requires Multnomah County to provide court facilities in the city of Gresham for violations that occur east...
Diane McKeel, Multnomah County Commissioner: "It's been a very long time coming. It's taken a lot of people to get us to this point.
Dignitaries from across Oregon government celebrated the grand opening of the new East County Courthouse on Tuesday, April 10, which expands long-awaited justice services to Multnomah County’s resi...
Against a backdrop of a banner that read “Overcoming Challenging Barriers to Success,” three women shared their stories of personal triumph with about 50 young men and women at Multnomah County’s D...
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The following are prepared remarks for Chair Jeff Cogen's State of the County speech to the Portland City Club on Friday, March 23, 2012