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Each of the three leading candidates has some labor support.

Both incumbent Amanda Fritz and challenger Mary Nolan were once union-represented workers.

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The operating levy is needed to keep branches open.

‘I am not a convicted racketeer!’ Bill Sizemore declares in new federal lawsuit.

Eileen Brady has five labor endorsements, Charlie Hales has one, and Jefferson Smith has two.

The AFL is standing by Mike Schaufler and Bob Jenson; most endorsees have no primary opponents.

The building trades back Dwight Holton for attorney general and make picks for Oregon Legislature.

The trades back Mary Nolan for Portland City Council and Dave Hunt for Clackamas County Chair.

A month-long session delivers no jobs program, but no big budget cuts either.

Labor support was divided among frontrunners Eileen Brady, Charlie Hales, and Jefferson Smith.