We cannot stand by while this administration shreds our local safety net to advance its political agenda,’’ Vega Pederson ...

The county relies on an estimated $275 million dollars in federal funds each year, and is making the case that Congress ...

Multnomah County has joined two federal lawsuits that are challenging the Trump Administration’s threat to withhold federal ...

The county joins 60 local governments challenging federal mandates that threaten $126 million in funding for housing, health ...

He pointed a firearm at them and demanded to know what they had told police about the incident,” the Multnomah County ...

Though the population under probation or parole has fallen by nearly half since 2019, the audit found that the average length of jail sanctions has nearly doubled.

The report found that Black and Native American people are overrepresented in the group of people DCJ supervises.

Multnomah County officials estimate the program will need to expand to 11,000 slots to realize its goal of free universal preschool for all families by 2030, a promise made to voters five years ago.

After a bill aimed at killing Preschool for All came and went in Salem in a couple of days, Gov. Tina Kotek made clear she expects changes at the county level.

The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners is formally apologizing for the governmental entity's role in desecrating graves belonging to members of the Chinese and Chinese American community ...