If passed, Oregon Senate bill 692 would allow individual counties to raise taxes on cigarettes. Oregon's cigarette tax is just $1.18 per pack, the 28th highest in the nation.
The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Thursday to authorize exclusive negotiations with the Melvin Mark Development Company toward an agreement to develop the ...
On June 2 the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners declared this month to be Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month to affirm the county’s commitment to eliminating discr...
On June 3 representatives from local governments, schools, non-profits, farms and markets filled University Place at Portland State University to spend one of the season’s first sunny days gathered...
The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners declared June 15 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, joining communities around to globe recognize the pressing human rights issue....
The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners adopted the Values, Mission and Vision Statement on June 2, 2011 to provide a framework for making decisions that impact Multnomah County gover...
On Tuesday, May 31, the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners will hold the last of its three scheduled public hearings on the proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The...
The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners is disappointed that Clackamas County voters have rejected a $5 vehicle registration fee that would have raised $22 million to help replace the Sellwood ...
About 200 people packed the Multnomah County board room Wednesday night to be part of a unique forum for young African-American men to voice what they need to succeed.The May 11 forum...
Start on the road to success: Join us for a family and friends orientationThe Multnomah County Department of Community Justice sponsors orientations for family and friends of inmates who will be re...
The county Board of Commissioners on Tuesday will hold the first of several sessions on the budget proposal...
Multnomah County Chair Jeff Cogen said Thursday in proposing his budget for the upcoming fiscal year that three troubling facts should temper the news that the county's $4.4 million shortfall is ...