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CASE FILE No. 011

Voters passed four school bonds worth $4.3B. Now PPS wants to close 20 buildings.

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David|Sep 12, 2026
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CASE FILE No. 010

Portland spends about $1B a year on outside contracts. Nobody outside the building checks the work.

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David|Sep 4, 2026
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CASE FILE No. 009

Oregon has handed housing developers $1.4B. A 1997 law says you don't get to see how.

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David|Aug 28, 2026
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