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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/34090867-75/oregon-lawmakers-approve-protections-for-renters.html.csp&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMTQ0MzI1MjQwMDk4NzgzNjc4NjIaMDNhMDBlZDQzNDdmNTY3NDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGG6sVmyb0vHmLFmN539OgZTlB2_Q"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
lawmakers approve protections for renters </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">The Register-Guard
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Another key policy under consideration would establish two pilot projects where cities of different sizes could expand their urban growth
boundary by ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.ktvz.com/news/proposal-to-ban-sudden-rent-hikes-clears-oregon-house/38155462&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMTQ0MzI1MjQwMDk4Nzg0MDIwMDIaNDBkZThjMzE5ZWZlZmJlNTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFtSRhNBmJJEB9HBGErICcaZ9J6-g"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Proposal
to ban sudden rent hikes clears Oregon House </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A bill that aims to address Oregon's housing affordability crisis by boosting protections for renters has cleared
the state House of ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/housing-measures-move-forward-oregon-legislature&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMTQ0MzI1MjQwMDk4NzgzOTk5NTIaMmY3NzAwZTIwOWJiOTYwYjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNH1cQQbVG-jjGxK2wGPVYqyakAd1g"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Housing</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
Measures Move Forward In Oregon Legislature </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Inclusionary zoning is when governments require developers to include low-income housing options in new developments. Oregon law prevents
local ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444"><a href="http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/02/25/468120288/a-look-at-the-wealth-and-income-gap-by-zip-code"><span style="color:#660099;text-decoration:none">A
Look At The Wealth And Income Gap, By ZIP Code</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444">The most prosperous parts of the U.S. have recovered nicely from the 2008 financial crisis, but many other places remain mired in high ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-standoff/2016/02/33_million_and_counting_the_co.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMTQ0MzI1MjQwMDk4NzgzODg1NzIaMWU1NWFiMzNlZTdiMzZkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGrTU5foMXD4ksdJrP8qY4Xeobkqg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">$3.3
million and counting: The cost of the Malheur occupation </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">OregonLive.com
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The cost to Oregon State Police alone stands at more than $1.2 million, the ... The number doesn't factor in the cost of putting off
projects, said land ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.bluemountaineagle.com/Local_News/20160224/new-google-earth-engine-tool-maps-threats-to-sage-grouse-habitat&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMTQ0MzI1MjQwMDk4NzgzOTI2NzIaM2Y2Y2FjMjhiMDRmMGVjNjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGoHlq8A8f2pV2amLkTfbxEpy5zQQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">New
Google Earth Engine tool maps threats to sage grouse habitat </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Blue Mountain Eagle
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">In Oregon, more than 100 ranchers have worked with NRCS to restore 200,000 acres of key sage grouse habitat since 2010. This work has
addressed ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://registerguard.com/rg/opinion/34074876-78/a-new-sagebrush-rebellion.html.csp&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM3NDk0NzczODIzMjA1MTM5OTIyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHQl8aNSVehOdlqPOqqGtfcWJGIrQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">A
new 'Sagebrush Rebellion'? </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">The Register-Guard
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">About 52 percent of the land in Oregon, or more than 32 million acres, is owned by the federal government. About half of the federally
owned land is ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/02/23/ted-cruz-attacks-donald-trump-on-federal-land-ownership/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTMTQ0MzI1MjQwMDk4NzgzODg1NzIaMWU1NWFiMzNlZTdiMzZkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNENBUzg9U0RZVjVZcDp443xcuHvpg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Ted
Cruz Attacks Donald Trump on Federal Land Ownership </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The U.S. owns roughly 640 million acres of U.S. land —including the majority of Utah, Oregon and Nevada—and some in those states believe
the ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/34040437-75/as-oregon-pot-grows-proliferate-so-do-complaints-about-plants-odor.html.csp&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMTQ0MzI1MjQwMDk4NzgzNzMzNDIaYmMxZDBlMzNlYjlmZTlmYjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHIAhHMS_CWgVwfjs2b-HL6cENqmA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">As
Oregon pot grows proliferate, so do complaints about plants' odor </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">As Oregon pot grows proliferate, so do complaints about plants' odor ... which is in charge of rulemaking for Oregon's recreational
marijuana rollout, ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.bendbulletin.com/home/4006572-151/economic-growth-continues-in-central-oregon&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM3NDk0NzczODIzMjA1MTQ0MjIyGjJmNzcwMGUyMDliYjk2MGI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNF9f9PxndLakfuW2cvZAOKSBxcXtg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Economic
growth continues in Central Oregon </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Editor's note: The Bulletin has partnered with the University of Oregon's College ... “Housing maintained its impressive momentum in
the fourth quarter.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonmetro.gov/news/5-lessons-los-angeles-transforming-transportation-and-coming-after-portland&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTYzOTc3OTA5OTM3MDU2MzU0OTUyGjdkMTE2ZDljMWE2MjEwMjE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHcdzSkDIcC5T1x-2ay6r0_Bo5iFA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">5
lessons from Los Angeles on transforming transportation (and coming after Portland)
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">But Denny Zane thinks that long-held notion of LA as a transit-poor, gridlocked tangle of highways needs some revision. And maybe even
Oregon can ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/oregon-introduces-new-scenic-bikeway-300225733.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMTQ0MzI1MjQwMDk4NzgzNjYyNzIaMjFhYzg4MWE4MDVmOWQxMjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNG9Od1elammfsthsqBtgtJkKxYOBw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon
Introduces New Scenic Bikeway </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The Oregon Tourism Commission, dba Travel Oregon, works to enhance visitors' experience by providing information, resources and trip
planning ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/opinion/readers/2016/02/20/fight-proposed-vehicle-trail-ochoco-national-forest/80680370/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTYzOTc3OTA5OTM3MDU2MzQyODMyGmU5OGM5MjUyY2VmODhhYTM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGB6ckgNhn6MoC2cZoCDW1UfwpozA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Fight
the proposed vehicle trail in Ochoco National Forest </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Statesman Journal
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">... trail system for vehicles in the Ochoco National Forest did not mention that this system goes through some of the finest wildlife
habitat in Oregon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/travel/index.ssf/2016/02/multnomah_falls_is_not_the_second_tallest.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMTExNTQ1Njk0NTU2ODUzMDE3NzIaMjFhYzg4MWE4MDVmOWQxMjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHheCPcxdTv9u6DoEsr1eDXNlXmpg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Sorry,
Multnomah Falls is not the second tallest waterfall in the U.S. (it's not even close)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">OregonLive.com
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">But that love has led some enthusiasts, from Travel Oregon to the U.S. Forest Service, to claim that Multnomah Falls is the second highest
waterfall in ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://registerguard.com/rg/opinion/34093786-78/halfway-to-2021.html.csp&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTMTQ0MzI1MjQwMDk4NzgzNjYyNzIaMjFhYzg4MWE4MDVmOWQxMjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEcpStVaE8RJmSwHkVVuHMtaoPV7A"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Halfway
to 2021 </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The increased tax revenue will flow to Travel Oregon, the state's tourism marketing organization. Travel Oregon will determine whether
financial ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/opinion/readers/2016/02/20/stable-housing-critical-domestic-violence-survivors/80640700/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTM3NDk0NzczODIzMjA1MTQ0MjIyGjJmNzcwMGUyMDliYjk2MGI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGhFsPCt4LG_1J4vtggIIPBggxzRA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Stable
housing critical for domestic violence survivors </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Advocates all over the state see the serious impact that Oregon's statewide housing crisis is having on victims of domestic violence
and their children.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.bendbulletin.com/opinion/4006839-151/letter-inclusionary-zoning-is-not-right-for-bend&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM3NDk0NzczODIzMjA1MTQ1OTQyGjM4MTMwN2UzMjUwZWJmMmI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHV1KwNkCOrZq58ZemvhH7Us04Ieg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Letter:
Inclusionary zoning is not right for Bend </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Letter: Inclusionary zoning is not right for Bend ... spent over 10 years working with and representing the general Central Oregon building
industry.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.dailyastorian.com/editorials/20160222/editorial-what-lawmakers-dont-know-will-hurt-us&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM3NDk0NzczODIzMjA1MTY4MzAyGmIzZTMxYTA0Mzg5YWY4ZTY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFLYlaatvwQY1cPoPywI4gewMTiTA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Editorial:
What lawmakers don't know will hurt us </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Beyond a minimum wage hike's impact on small business in rural Oregon, the barely explored impact will be on local governments and school
districts ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.opb.org/news/article/lawsuit-alleges-oregon-has-neglected-curb-cuts-for-25-years-/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMTQ0MzI1MjQwMDk4Nzg0MDI0NjIaN2QxMTZkOWMxYTYyMTAyMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHQEZ_ADy0EZMCt05nHSAJq4hWYgA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Lawsuit
Alleges Oregon Has Neglected Curb Cuts For 25 Years </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">A lawsuit filed Monday alleges that the Oregon Department of Transportation has failed to install and improve curb cuts on key state
highways for more ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2016/02/don-t-give-oregon-s-utilities-monopoly-authority.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioTMTQ0MzI1MjQwMDk4Nzg0MDI0NjIaN2QxMTZkOWMxYTYyMTAyMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNH965uirKwnHoG9J3_qeeL1SuY1fw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Don't
give Oregon's utilities monopoly authority over EV charging </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">With just days left in the state's 2016 legislative session, Oregon's elected officials face a pivotal decision to enable cleaner transportation.
Will we rely ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1102488_oregon-has-more-electric-car-fast-charging-sites-than-germany&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioTOTE4OTMzMzY4NzQwMTI5ODg4NTIaN2QxMTZkOWMxYTYyMTAyMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNG7imPDdAHCE_Qw6PMbUTtcpBur6w"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
Has More Electric-Car Fast Charging Sites Per Person Than Germany </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">According to the U.S. Census and the Oregon Department of Transportation, the northwestern state has about 4 million people, and 3.4
million ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.kezi.com/news/NEW_MAP_LOOKS_AT_OREGONS_LIKELY_LANDSLIDE_AREAS1.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMTQ0MzI1MjQwMDk4NzgzNzUzOTIaZTMyYzM5OThlYmM2M2U3YTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNH07PVNlky-VrhoHoPqy8IeFRYBTQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">New
Map Looks at Likely Landslide Areas in Oregon </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">"Oregon is prone to landslides," says Bill Burns, engineering geologist for the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx%3Fg%3D2d5cf050-45cc-4737-bc30-13a16abef0b8&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMTQ0MzI1MjQwMDk4Nzg0MDMzODIaZTk4YzkyNTJjZWY4OGFhMzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEZENS8Y6pVUk_4Tr7CbAcdQp-_bw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">NMFS
Designates Critical Habitat for Two Salmonid Populations in Pacific Northwest </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">NMFS designated approximately 2,300 stream miles of freshwater and estuarine habitat in Oregon and Washington for the lower Columbia
River coho ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.planetizen.com/node/84297/boulder-and-denver-faced-steady-loss-affordable-housing&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTYzOTc3OTA5OTM3MDU2MzMyMjAyGmEyOGUyZGFlY2VkMDE3OGU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFrGHkCQq_InYXgywwx9LW5t20Njg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Boulder
and Denver Faced With Steady Loss of Affordable Housing </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Boulder is a poster child for the housing crisis, according to The Denver Post. Cities around the Front Range serve as examples of the
housing crisis, ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.planetizen.com/node/84303/sunday-service-new-york-considers-church-parking-lots-affordable-housing&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTM3NDk0NzczODIzMjA1MTY0MDAyGmEyOGUyZGFlY2VkMDE3OGU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFLpMJb8PFmu9fC-PvUhB0Nc2kOaA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Sunday
Service: New York Considers Church Parking Lots for Affordable Housing </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Planetizen
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The de Blasio Administration is getting creative in looking for sites to develop affordable housing. One potential idea: church parking
lots. "Mayor Bill ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.planetizen.com/node/84294/tinkering-seattles-microhousing-rules-continues&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTYzOTc3OTA5OTM3MDU2MzMyMjAyGmEyOGUyZGFlY2VkMDE3OGU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGyfWx4rEJVuAjNfhhqOf4FADStSQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Tinkering
With Seattle's Microhousing Rules Continues </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Planetizen
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">A local writer evaluates the results of a 2014 ordinance that updated regulations regarding the development of microhousing. The Seattle
City Council ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2016/02/22/bernie-asked-town-hall-if-he-will-protect-native-lands-163497&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTM3NDk0NzczODIzMjA1MTU4NTcyGmYwMTQxZDQzOGI2ZWFlNTQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEYi1r3Nu8O7KEPJFMEPjNwC79FHQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Bernie
Asked at Town Hall If He Will Protect Native Lands </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Indian Country Today Media Network
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">He had grazed his cattle on these public lands but refuses to pay $1 million in grazing fees in protest of federal land management practices
claiming ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bay-area-gentrification_us_56cdec76e4b041136f191b93&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMTQ0MzI1MjQwMDk4NzgzOTgzNjIaNDdlZDRhZjYwYTE4OGY5Nzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGmTvpWeLdHKaeWnuV0rBXAkNeOaw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">How
Gentrification Is Forcing Californians Out Of Their Communities </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">“I have two degrees, [including] a master's in education,” says the 45-year-old teacher, who grew up in Portland, Oregon and has been living in ...</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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