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Oregon Legislature closes Measure 110 loophole on fentanyl possession, allowing more serious charges

Oregon will receive $689 million in federal broadband funds

In rush to end Oregon legislative session, crime victims lose funding — but why is a mystery

Key bills passed in Oregon legislature’s final days

E-commerce warehouses lose their Oregon tax breaks

Why suspended EV rebate program is likely to remain on ice into 2024

$1B budget allotment approved for I-5 bridge replacement project

Oregon Nurses Association files complaint over Providence’s alleged use of ‘professional strikebreakers’

Oregon’s 2023 legislative session ends. Here’s how businesses will be affected.

Oregon lawmakers boost semiconductor effort with $255M R&D tax credit, $73M OSU center funding

Oregon’s 2023 legislative session ends. Here’s how businesses will be affected.

Oregon Legislature Criminalizes Possession of Fentanyl, Undoing a Small Part of Measure 110

Researchers Release Second Round of Findings on Measure 110: Police Don’t Like It

2 tribes make co-management agreements with Oregon

Oregon Senate votes to establish Task Force on Tribal Consultation

Personal finance, life skills added to Oregon high school graduation requirements

First round of disenrollments looms as Oregon pores through its Medicaid rolls

Oregon Legislative Press Releases

News from the Regions

Portland Area

Central Oregon Area

City of Hermiston creates IT department to service other cities

Baker City Hospital’s two advisory boards oppose pending birth center closure

Albany/Corvallis Area

How to meet the prospective big boss for Benton County

Roseburg Area

DFPA attacks Cedar Creek Fire

Medford Area

MURA takes aim at blight along N. Riverside

Klamath Falls Area

Klamath Falls unveils revamped civic engagement app

Southern Oregon Coast

Coos-Corry Electric, CoBank donate $10,000 to energy assistance program

National News

Freight train carrying hot asphalt, molten sulfur plunges into Yellowstone River as bridge fails

Student loan debt: Borrowers brace for Supreme Court decision

Biden administration announces $1.7 billion for electric and ‘traditional’ buses

National Election News

New recording shows Trump discussing ‘secret’ documents he did not declassify: report

Ag / Natural Resource News

Western Innovator: Bee Friendly Wine gives the buzz on pollinators

Opinion

Central Oregon Area

Our view: Emergency responders deserve credit for quick response

Medford Area

OUR VIEW: A new set of 3R’s: Reading balances, ‘ritin’ resumes and reacting to crises

Southern Oregon Coast

Column: Keeping the promise of wilderness