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Oregon Political News

Oregon state employee union, officials agree on contract with significant raises for cost of living

Oregon ethics commission calls for full investigation into Shemia Fagan’s lucrative side hustle

Oregon ethics panel dismisses case against former port director over Amazon data center tax breaks

Federal Judge Rules Oregon Gun Control Law Is Constitutional

Did the Governor Pay the Ransom in the Oregon DMV Hack?

Oregon delegation calls for the passport application backlog for Oregonians to be addressed

New 988 suicide, crisis lifeline celebrates one-year anniversary

Oregon’s first planning director, Arnold Cogan, dies at 90; memorial to be held Monday

Wildfires

Flat Fire in southwest Oregon roars to 2,000-3,000 acres near Agness

Prescribed burns: What to know about controlled burning in Oregon

Oregon Legislative Press Releases

News from the Regions

Portland Area

CareOregon extends funding lifeline to Portland Fire Bureau program on the brink

Portland government, elections overhaul will cost millions more than city originally claimed

Northern Oregon Coast

Cougar atop Cannon Beach’s Haystack Rock closes beach

Central Oregon Area

Judge orders man to pay Umatilla for cost of boat removal

Albany/Corvallis Area

More services come online for unhoused individuals in Albany

Medford Area

Josephine County commissioner who’s suing state asks appeals court for rehearing

Grants Pass city manager a finalist for Benton County job but not selected

Ashland parents’ new nonprofit pushes for bulletproof schools

OnTrack plans family treatment center to stop cycles of trauma and addiction

Klamath Falls Area

Road work upcoming in Klamath Basin

Southern Oregon Coast

Conservation group urges more whale protection

National News

Jesse Jackson, 81, resigns as leader of Rainbow PUSH Coalition, civil rights group he founded

The spike in homelessness in US cities isn’t slowing down

National Election News

Manchin stokes speculation with No Labels event

Christie pushes back on Trump: Indictment was based on former president’s conduct 

Business

Will ‘Oregon’s Grand Canyon’ get wilderness designation from Congress?

Hotelier Mark Hemstreet Falls Near the Top of Newly Released List of State Tax Deadbeats

Ag / Natural Resource News

Will ‘Oregon’s Grand Canyon’ get wilderness designation from Congress?

Opinion

Central Oregon Area

Capital chatter: A missed opportunity for Kotek

Other views: Working with companies to deliver right to repair solutions

Roseburg Area

Guest Column: And the Democrats say nothing

Klamath Falls Area

Collapse of Ku Klux Klan in Oregon by 1930s suggest ways to curb uptick in bias crimes now