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Normal 0 The Obama administration announced today that it would grant ten states waivers from requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act. This is the first wave of dozens of state applications for waivers from the tough Bush-era education law, which requires all student... Read more

Normal 0 A local organization supporting people with mental illness has launched a campaign against local TV station K-A-T-U for broadcasting advertisements that they say are inflammatory and fear-mongering against people with mental illness.KBOO's Jenka Soderberg has mo... Read more

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Normal 0 Food carts in Portland may soon qualify for licenses to sell alcohol. Today's City Council meeting gave the OLCC the authority to begin crafting rules regarding beer and wine sales at the nearly seven hundred food carts across town. KBOO's Zeke Harrington has mo... Read more

Last night ten people were arrested in Southeast Portland during a march against police brutality. March organizers were acting in solidarity with members of Occupy Oakland, who have recently been subject to violent crack downs by the police. Police say several cars parked ... Read more

Last week, the Washington State Senate approved a bill that is expected to legalize gay marriage in that state.                          KBOO reporter Angela Webber spoke with Geena Frazzini, the Executive Director of gay rights group Basic Rights Oregon about how the devel... Read more

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Normal 0 National media outlets have jumped on a story out of Seattle claiming that the American Civil Liberties Union is trying to force libraries to allow access to online pornography. But a quick investigation by KBOO reporters found that this is actually not the case ... Read more

Normal 0 Washington State payout for alleged violations in public records laws have increased from six hundred thousand dollars in 2006 to nearly one point seven million dollars last year. While the state attorney general attributes the increased payouts to people gaming ... Read more