Multnomah County grew for the first time in years — barely. Here’s how other Oregon counties fared
The population of Multnomah County, the dense urban core of the Portland metro, rose a hair last year, even as it remained lower than in 2020. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates Multnomah County’s ...
Oregon has one of the smallest population growth changes in the country: See Census data
Recently released U.S. Census Bureau population estimates show changes around Oregon since 2020. See county-by-county data ...
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Nearly 60% of Oregon counties face program cuts as budget crisis grows
The budget shortfalls have slammed some of Oregon’s most populous counties in ... cutting 60 jobs at county health clinics and in public health services. In Multnomah County, the deficit is ...
Texts reveal friction between Multnomah County, Metro leaders over 'backroom dealing' on homelessness
County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson said she was "appalled" to learn that Metro Council President Lynn Peterson had approached ...
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Top 5 Oregon takeaways from latest US Census data
That’s a net increase of about 1,600 people to Oregon’s most populous county. But Multnomah isn’t increasing at the same pace as its neighboring counties. Multnomah is growing, but not as ...
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Multnomah County to Vote on Sending $15 Million in Metro Homeless Money Directly to City
If passed, the transfer would mark a change in strategy for Metro and the county. Until now, Metro has sent money to the three counties in its jurisdiction—Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington ...
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Brim-Edwards and Singleton to Propose Lobbying Rules for Multnomah County
A nascent effort to bring lobbying rules to Multnomah County will go public on March 11, when Commissioners Julia Brim-Edwards and Shannon Singleton bring a draft ordinance describing registration ...