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I'm a reporter with The Oregonian. Check here for my latest posts about the Oregon Legislature, the criminal justice system, lawsuits or life in Oregon and the Northwest — all topics that I write about. Reach me at 503-913-4197 or agreen@oregonian.com.

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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I spoke to two Portlanders who refused to accept a $10 per month internet rate increase. They sued over CenturyLink's "Price for Life" promotion — and won 40 times more than their lawsuits were asking for. My story: www.oregonlive.com/business/202...
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‘Lying to my face’: 2 Portland customers sue CenturyLink — and win — over promise to never raise internet rates
The Portlanders say the internet provider made a “Price for Life” promise, then backtracked years later. They refused to accept that.
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A new lawsuit says a U-Haul never should have been capable of reaching 100 mph. A Portland couple died after the U-Haul reached triple-digit speeds. My story: www.oregonlive.com/commuting/20...
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U-Haul never should have allowed rental truck to reach 100 mph, kill couple, $104M lawsuit says
The couple’s family says U-Haul could have installed a device that would have prevented a U-Haul renter from driving 100 mph and crashing into them.
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
A lawsuit accuses an Oregon deputy of inflicting fatal injuries upon a 75-year-old man, over a disagreement that started with a backyard barbecue. My story and the body-cam video: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
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Lawsuit: Police body-cam video shows deputy fatally injuring man after BBQ dust-up
Moments after the clash, the 75-year-old man told the deputy, ‘I’m not going to BBQ anymore.’ He died days later from a punctured lung.
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A 19-year-old man who met a lawyer on a dating app offered a highly unusual motive for stabbing him. My story: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
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A Portland man allegedly showed multiple men child pornography. One of them ‘snapped’ and stabbed him
The one who “snapped” is now in prison. And the stabbing victim is charged with possessing videos of child sexual abuse. He has pleaded not guilty.
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
A healthy 26-year-old man dies 3 days after he shows up to a Portland-area urgent care clinic with head pain that a medical professional brushes off as a "minor tension headache," according to a $23 million lawsuit. My story: www.oregonlive.com/health/2026/...
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A 26-year-old went to urgent care with a headache and was sent home — 3 days later, he was dead, lawsuit says
The suit alleges that a physician associate failed to recognize that the man had the ‘classic’ symptoms of a brain aneurysm.
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A series of lawsuits allege that staff at a Portland housing provider keep finding decomposing bodies in apartment units. My story today: www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
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‘I know the smell’: 7 lawsuits say housing provider keeps finding residents’ bodies days or weeks after they died
Families say Central City Concern has a pattern of failing to check on residents — finding their bodies days, weeks or even months later.
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Many Portlanders — and many others — might remember seeing the video of a Cirque du Soleil acrobat falling under the big tent in Portland two years ago. The video was seen around the world. Now that performer has filed a $16.75 million lawsuit. My story: www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
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Cirque du Soleil performer sues for $16M after she breaks 11 bones in fall before Portland crowd
The Russian aerial acrobat, who was taking part in a performance in Portland, faults Cirque du Soleil for allegedly failing to install mats below her.
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
My story: www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
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Jury awards $550,000 to teens stuck upside down on Portland ride for 25 minutes
Each teen will receive $275,000.
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
A Portland jury just awarded two teenage girls who were stuck upside down for 25 minutes on the AtmosFEAR ride at Oaks Park $550,000. I'll be posting a story shortly. My previous story: www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
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How much is 25 minutes stuck upside down on Oaks Park ride worth? Riders ask jury for $2M
Nine riders sued for what they described as 25 horrific minutes trapped on the ride. Seven settled; the remaining two are now in trial.
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I've been following the case of Bryce Schubert, the neighbor accused of murdering Beaverton nurse Melissa Jubane in 2024. His trial has been delayed again. My story today: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
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Neighbor accused of murdering Beaverton nurse Melissa Jubane gets new trial date, high-powered attorneys
Defendant Bryce Schubert is now scheduled to go to trial three years after being accused of killing Melissa Jubane.
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
A fascinating trial is underway in a Portland courtroom: Did a business owner go too far when he threw urine at a homeless burglar's face, then chased him and shot him 3 times? Should the owner have retreated behind a locked door, or was he within his rights? www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
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Homeless man sues for $10M after he breaks into business and owner shoots him 3 times
The trial has begun of a homeless man who burglarized a Northeast Portland business, then discovered the owner was inside.
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
In a highly unusual case, an Oregon woman has accused two police officers of using a body-worn camera to record her urinating. I spoke to the woman's attorney, who says the video does indeed exist because he has a copy. My story today: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
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2 cops video-recorded a woman peeing, in a ‘dehumanizing’ violation of Oregon law, attorney says
A new lawsuit alleges that police placed a body-worn camera on a counter and secretly recorded a woman as she provided a urine sample.
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
I was astonished to see how close the Grasshopper fire is to Mt. Hood Meadows when I viewed the ski area's livestream cameras last night. This morning, the ski area shared with me more unsettling photos. My story: www.oregonlive.com/wildfires/20...
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How close is the Grasshopper fire to Mt. Hood Meadows? Photos, video show nearby hillsides ablaze
The ski area calculates that the flames are within a few miles, but staff are holding onto positive news that the winds are shifting.
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
A narrow rural road and a speed limit of 55 mph led to a 17-year-old driver's death that her family says shouldn't have happened, according to a new lawsuit. Her father has filed suit against the state, the city and the county. www.oregonlive.com/commuting/20...
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A ‘death trap’: Dad sues city for $39M after 17-year-old dies on narrow-laned Beaverton road
A witness to the crash scene said he's seen nearly a dozen people crash in the same spot.
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Many businesses and upper-income residents in Portland don't like the homeless and preschool taxes. The city is now going after one prominent businessman for allegedly shirking his obligation to pay nearly $500,000 in these taxes (and penalties, interest and fees). My story today: bit.ly/3RC7Js4
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Multimillionaire mogul owes nearly $500K in homeless tax, Preschool for All tax, Portland says
A new lawsuit accuses the Shilo Inn founder of shirking the taxes despite attempts by Portland-area governments to collect.
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
A Portland renter had bankruptcy and the threat of massive legal bills (potentially six-figure legal bills) hanging over him if he went to trial against his landlord. He still did, and he won big. My story today: www.oregonlive.com/business/202...
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After refusing a $287 repair bill, Portland renter beats his landlord in court, wins $32K verdict
A lawyer for the landlord warned that he would cause the renter "great harm" if he went to trial.
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
The city of Portland is fighting a $28 million lawsuit over pedestrian "safety improvements" that an e-cyclist crashed into. She suffered life-altering injuries. My story from over the weekend: www.oregonlive.com/commuting/20...
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Cyclist suffers brain damage after crashing into one of Portland’s ‘safety improvements,’ sues city for $28M
The cyclist, who was riding an electric bike at night, says a newly installed concrete “island” in the road didn’t have proper warning markers.
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
This is a good, real-life example of how slow Portland police response times are impacting the city's residents. My story today: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
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Half-dozen women hit, scratch, kick Portland park attacker as they wait 31 minutes for police to respond
One victim said a ‘sisterhood’ of strangers came to her rescue while victims waited for police to arrive.
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
An Oregon woman's lawsuit describes excruciating pain and rotting tissue after she says a doctor mistakenly injected rubbing alcohol instead of painkiller into her toes. She says the error was documented in her chart notes. Kaiser declined to comment. My story: www.oregonlive.com/health/2026/...
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Kaiser doctor was ‘in a rush,’ injected rubbing alcohol instead of painkiller into woman, $13M suit says
The lawsuit says a podiatrist at Kaiser Permanente’s Hillsboro medical center made a serious error that has upended the woman’s life.
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
A new lawsuit says a Portland-area estate sale company sold Chinese paintings that may be worth millions for as little as $45. The lawsuit is trying to undo the transactions and get the art back. My story: www.oregonlive.com/living/2026/...
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In major goof, estate sale company sold paintings for as little as $45. They may be worth millions
A new lawsuit tries to undo the sale, saying a Portland estate sale company vastly undervalued the Chinese artwork.
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
The declining condition of Portland's streets is a point of constant discussion. Here's my story about the latest lawsuit filed by a cyclist who says he was injured while riding over a pothole. www.oregonlive.com/commuting/20...
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Injured cyclist sues Portland for nearly $1M, the latest in a string of pothole lawsuits against city
The cyclist says the pothole had formed on a Southeast Portland road years earlier, but the city didn’t fix it.
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Two-laned Highway 26 is one of the most popular routes for Portland area residents making day trips to the Oregon coast. But opposing traffic speeding past each other at 55+ mph poses real dangers. Check out this latest lawsuit: www.oregonlive.com/commuting/20...
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After mom dies, family sues Oregon for $111M over lack of U.S. 26 dividers from Cannon Beach to Portland
Three surviving members of the family fault the Oregon Department of Transportation for the absence of highway dividers on the popular route.
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
One analyst predicts the typical Oregon household will pay $1,080 more for gasoline and electricity this year. But many of us will probably cut back on summer road trips and lessen our reliance on AC, he says. My story: www.oregonlive.com/commuting/20...
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How much more you’ll pay for gasoline and electricity, state by state, due to the Iran war
An analyst predicts Americans will take fewer summer road trips and use less air conditioning in order to save money.
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
A rare lawsuit over a cat who contracted bird flu and then died went to trial this week. The jury handed down an $800K verdict against the cat food company. My story: www.oregonlive.com/health/2026/...
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Jury awards man $808,000 after his cat eats pet food tainted with bird flu, then dies
A lawyer for the cat owner told jurors that a pet food company essentially sold his client “cat poison.”
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
The full list of more than a dozen stories that my colleagues and I wrote about Portland area residents' worries can be found here: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
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Dig in to polling numbers from The Oregonian/OregonLive’s spring 2026 Oregon Insight poll
From April 23 to April 30, Portland polling firm DHM Research surveyed Portland area voters for The Oregonian/OregonLive.
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
The Oregonian/OregonLive just wrapped up more than a week of stories about a poll of Portland area residents that we commissioned. I wrote about concerns over taxes and cost of living skyrocketing. My story: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
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These are the fastest growing concerns for Portland area voters, poll finds
A poll commissioned by The Oregonian/OregonLive found that money matters are top of mind.
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Tiny homes in Portland have soared in popularity in Portland over the past decade. But they sometimes come with problems — "life-changing" ones, according to these neighbors. www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
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A tiny home moved in next door and this couple says they now wear gas masks because of its toilet’s odors
A Southeast Portland couple say they’ve complained to their neighbor for months but the smell persists. Now they've filed a lawsuit.
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Today, one of the big U.S. airlines trims back snacks and drinks on its shorter flights. My story: www.oregonlive.com/travel/2026/...
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Major airline ends free snacks on short flights, but not for first class
Starting Tuesday, the airline will cut refreshments for economy passengers on short-haul flights.
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
This California woman discovered $20,000 missing from her bank account, and it wasn't a scam. It was a mistake by the state of Oregon. My story: www.oregonlive.com/business/202...
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Oregon thought California woman lived in Hillsboro park, siphoned $20K from her bank account
The Oregon Department of Revenue wrongly took $20K from the out-of-state woman, but returned it after The Oregonian/OregonLive asked questions.
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
This lawsuit lays out a truly frightening series of alleged medical errors that it says led to the death of a healthy 18-year-old Oregonian. My story: www.oregonlive.com/health/2026/...
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Oregon doctor failed to clean arm wound, 18-year-old dies from infection 5 days later, $100M lawsuit says
After an infection rapidly spread, a second doctor found pine needles and moss still in the wound, the lawsuit says.
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
New digital price tags popped up on the shelves of this Portland grocery store this month. It's part of a nationwide trend that is worrying consumers and their advocates. My story: www.oregonlive.com/business/202...
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This national grocery chain is rolling out digital price tags in Portland, stoking fears of ‘surge pricing’
Major U.S. grocers who are using digital price tags say worries over dynamic pricing are unwarranted.
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
It was amazing to talk to these two Oregon friends, who are also paramedics and delivered a stranger's baby on an in-bound flight to Portland last weekend. My story: www.oregonlive.com/travel/2026/...
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A butter knife to cut the umbilical cord? 2 Portland-bound passengers and paramedics tell the tale of delivering baby during flight
The Oregon paramedics, who were returning from a vacation, recount the details of helping a stranger give birth on a Delta flight last week.
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
An Oregon man who was accused of possessing child pornography on his phone by a Target worker at the electronic counter gets vindication, or at least his family does. My story: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
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Target customer’s ‘dying wish’ was to clear his name after worker accused him of child porn. Now Target must pay $150K
After months of FBI investigation turned up nothing, the Oregon man wasn’t criminally charged. But his reputation was tarnished, and he wanted vindication.
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
One dollar, $4, $100: Stuff costs more. I asked many regular folks as well as business owners how tariffs have impacted their lives, for this one-year anniversary story on the day President Trump raised tariffs across the globe: www.oregonlive.com/retail/2026/...
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Here’s how much Trump’s tariffs are costing you for clothes, furniture, groceries and more 1 year after ‘Liberation Day’
Portland area residents say they’re feeling a hit from tariffs, which some economists estimate cost the average household $1,000 more last year.
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
This announcement that the troubled North Portland BottleDrop will soon close comes as a relief to some, who faulted it for attracting drug use to the shopping area it was located in. My story: www.oregonlive.com/retail/2026/...
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
How much does a gallon of milk cost? Take our grocery prices quiz, which features the average cost of 10 items from five major grocers. My story today: www.oregonlive.com/retail/2026/...
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Oregon ski areas, river rafting guides, rock gyms, mountain biking companies and other recreational providers are celebrating the passage of a bill that will allow liability waivers to fend off lawsuits. My story: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Many people may not think of this as a "grocery store" right off. But dollar for dollar, ounce for ounce, it's beating the competition on price. My story: www.oregonlive.com/retail/2026/...
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
I have long done all of the grocery shopping for my household, and at a whopping five different stores. But even I learned some new tactics for getting cheaper groceries as I delved into a wide-scale comparison of major grocery chains. My story today: www.oregonlive.com/retail/2026/...
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Prosecutors could soon have a powerful tool to catch sex traffickers, who rely on the fact that many of their victims are too scared to show up to court. My story: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
All of Oregon's ski resorts and many other recreational providers — from river rafting companies to nonprofits who manage trails — object to a bill that set out to help them. My story: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
And here's my story comparing Trader Joe's prices to seven other major grocery chains — for items like fresh chicken breast, broccoli, avocados and butter. www.oregonlive.com/business/202...
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Is Trader Joe’s actually cheaper? We bought the same groceries at 8 Portland grocery stores to find out
Trader Joe’s private label products make comparisons exceptionally difficult. But we tried.
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Here's my story looking at the price of grocery items — at Costco, Walmart, WinCo and other stores — to see which was the cheapest and most expensive. www.oregonlive.com/business/202...
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We compared prices of 20 items at 8 grocery chains and discovered a staggering $76 difference
Here are the cheapest and most expensive.
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
It's common for Oregon legislators to work hard to get their bills passed. But some critics say one lawmaker went too far. He says: "It’s natural that tensions run high in this building." My story: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
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Did Bend lawmaker ‘verbally abuse’ his colleague after her vote on gun bill? Refuse to accept ‘no’?
A spectator filed a complaint, accusing Oregon Rep. Jason Kropf of intimidating Rep. Thủy Trần, leaving her ‘visibly shaken.’
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
There's a lot of disappointment over this failed bill, but also relief. My story: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
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Should Oregon hand out free needles to drug users? A heated debate ends with a dead bill
A bill that would have prevented mobile providers from distributing needles near schools and daycare centers won’t move forward.
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
They believe their daughters died under suspicious circumstances or a murder staged as suicide. The sheriff reviewing two of these cases disagrees. But with no autopsies, questions remain. It's heartbreaking to hear what these families have been through. My story: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
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Oregon’s ‘Hidden Homicides’ bill tries to catch domestic abusers who may have secretly committed murder
Some Oregonians suspect their loved ones were murdered by abusers who staged their deaths as something else.
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
The most eye-opening fact I learned yesterday? There are teddy bears embedded with AI technology, so they can have conversations with toddlers. Here's my story about a bill to regulate that and more. www.oregonlive.com/living/2026/...
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After streak of suicides by teen AI chatbot users, Oregon bill aims to restrict what chatbots can say or do
The bill also would require the chatbots to remind people using them that the bots are not a real person.
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
I interviewed three plus-sized passengers about how Southwest Airlines' new "customers of size" policy impacts them. My story: www.oregonlive.com/travel/2026/...
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‘A betrayal’: Southwest’s new plus size policy leaves some passengers unable to fly
Some loyal customers say the airline’s new requirement that they buy an extra seat means that they can no longer fly as often or at all.
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Millions of tax returns are expected to stream into the IRS today, the first day U.S. taxpayers can file this tax season. With so many new rules, plenty of taxpayers have had and will have challenges in coming weeks filing out their tax forms. My story: www.oregonlive.com/business/202...
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IRS tax filing season begins today. Expect confusion. Here’s what to know
Millions of U.S. taxpayers will start filing returns today, which is their first chance at getting a refund.
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aimeegreen.bsky.social @aimeegreen.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Given the HUGE number of children who've watched YouTube and are eligible for this settlement, who knows how much each will get. But the deadline to claim money is approaching in a few days. My story: www.oregonlive.com/business/202...
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Have your kids watched YouTube? Deadline to claim your share of class-action settlement is days away
Here’s what you need to do to get a slice of the settlement.
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