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Back to EpisodesPPS Could Close Up to 20 Schools, Safer Portland Hires a Trump Lawyer, and Home Forward's Ex-CEO Scandal Deepens
Description
We’re talking about why the state is leading an ethics investigation into the travel spending of Home Forward's previous leader. Plus, the team behind the Safer Portland initiative to hire more police officers using PCEF money have hired a lawyer that’s represented the Trump administration in court. And we're also covering what is known so far about local public school closures and consolidations heading into the new school year.
Discussed in today's episode:
Home Forward’s Ex-CEO Did Not Get Authorization for Her Travel Spending—Including a Trip to a Portland Waterfront Hotel [Willamette Week]
Portlanders Suing Local Elections Officials Hire Former U.S. Justice Department Attorney [Willamette Week]
Which Portland Public Schools buildings could be candidates for closure? Early clues are emerging [Oregonian]
Lake Oswego Modern Home [airbnb]
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