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The Education Department's Office for Civil Rights sent a letter to Superintendent Dr. Kimberlee Armstrong, saying that ...

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Multnomah County deputies’ decision to pull security services from the Unity Center has forced the sensitive hearings to go virtual. Multnomah County deputies recently stopped providing security ...

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A longtime civil rights activist who served Nashville has died. Dr. Charles Kimbrough — a civil rights activist and former president of the Nashville branch of the ...

This story was updated Feb. 28, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law Friday that removes gender identity from the Iowa Civil Rights Act. The law takes effect July 1 and ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A first look at a new Major League Baseball stadium proposed for Portland's south Waterfront was unveiled during a legislative committee on Monday. The Portland Diamond Project ...

An uptick in dysentery, the diarrhea-inducing disease often associated with frontier times past, is on the rise in the Portland, Oregon metro area, according to new health data. Known best for ...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds addresses the crowd during STEM Day at the Iowa State Capitol on Monday. Reynolds signed a bill Friday to remove civil rights protections for transgender people in Iowa.

March 3 (UPI) --Iowa moved to remove civil rights protections for transgender people from state code, making it the first state to do so. Gov. Kim Reynolds, a Republican, signed the bill on Friday ...