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One of my longstanding frustrations as a policy reporter with a solutions bent is how frequently good ideas are funded only briefly. In this story about the Multnomah County Mother's Trust experiment, my colleague Austin De Dios eloquently makes that point again. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Multnomah County’s universal basic income experiment worked, until the money ran out
Early research into the county program delivering monthly cash payments to 100 Black mothers showed promise, but it ended earlier this year.
www.oregonlive.com
November 22, 2024 at 10:30 PM
One of my longstanding frustrations as a policy reporter with a solutions bent is how frequently good ideas are funded only briefly. In this story about the Multnomah County Mother's Trust experiment, my colleague Austin De Dios eloquently makes that point again. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
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Oregon's Climate Protection Program, one of the strictest in the nation in terms of limiting carbon emissions, is coming back after a legal challenge sidelined it.
Oregon to reinstate ambitious climate program amid divided reactions from industries, environmentalists
On Thursday, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s commission voted to unanimously adopt a revamped version of the Climate Protection Program, which main goal is to reduce 90% of carbon emi...
www.opb.org
November 22, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Oregon's Climate Protection Program, one of the strictest in the nation in terms of limiting carbon emissions, is coming back after a legal challenge sidelined it.