In local news:• Dozens of Portlanders protested sweeping rent hikes at an affordable housing complex subsidized by the city in North Portland Monday. Following the protest, commish Dan Ryan, who oversees the housing bureau, scheduled a work session for the topic November 1. • Today is the last day to vote for home state hero Musio Chavez in the USA Mullet Championships. • New Zealand’s government is proposing a tax on farm animals’ burps—which contain greenhouse gasses—as a way to address climate change. About half of New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions come from farms, due to the major industry in the country.

Source: CNN October 11, 2022 17:25 UTC