Oregon Political News

ODOT receives $31.9 Million to slash pollution from construction projects

Lawmaker Calls for Federal Scrutiny of OHSU’s Acquisition of Legacy Health

Metropolitan Portland News

St. Helens community rallies over alleged high school sex abuse amid district’s ‘radio silence’

Central/Eastern Oregon

Potential for protecting Owyhee Canyonlands takes urgency in final months of Biden administration

Kotek declares drought for southeast Oregon’s Harney County

Willamette Valley Area

Vietnam War Memorial dedicated at Oregon State Capitol 

Salem City Council to consider putting library levy to voters in May 

Lebanon asks Oregon to halt drawdown at Green Peter

Eugene 4J board OKs ‘historic’ teacher union contract

Southern Oregon

Ashland speaker worries about harsher treatment of homeless people

Medford’s Main Street may get a re-do of its controversial bike lane stripes

Business News

New Seasons Market workers in Portland area set to strike day before Thanksgiving

Biden administration will trim Intel’s $8.5 billion CHIPS Act grant, NYT reports

Economist: Wheat price could follow futures market higher

Global wheat trade to increase 50% by 2050, U.S. Wheat leader predicts

News

Big Lots to close 19 stores across Oregon, including Roseburg

Natural Resource News

Public comments sought for Northwest Forest Service management plan

Health News

Abortion foes strategize to get Trump to ban some abortions while keeping his pledge

International News

Israel and Lebanon on cusp of ceasefire deal, officials say

Hezbollah fires about 250 rockets and other projectiles into Israel in heaviest barrage in weeks

Far-right populist surprises in Romanian presidential election appearing set to enter runoff

Afraid of losing the US-Canada trade pact, Mexico alters its laws and removes Chinese parts

Left-wing opposition candidate wins tight presidential election in Uruguay

National Political News

Republicans push back against Democrats’ claims that Trump intelligence pick Gabbard is compromised

Hedge fund chief and tariff fan Scott Bessent to lead Treasury under Trump

Trump taps Project 2025 co-author to lead White House budget office

Trump unveils his lineup for FDA, CDC and surgeon general

For Housing and Urban Development, Trump taps Texan Scott Turner

Trump picks Oregon’s U.S. Rep. Chavez-DeRemer for labor secretary

Musk and Ramaswamy race to build a ‘DOGE’ team for war with Washington

Progressives begin search for a new leader

Most voters approve of Trump’s handling of presidential transition: Poll

Fetterman says he would support some Trump Cabinet nominations: ‘I’m not sure why that’s controversial’

The Resistance goes quiet

Opinion

Editorial: Latest child welfare debacle demands true reform

Oregon likely faces battle with next Trump administration

Coming for the executive branch, Trump seems motivated by retribution rather than efficiency

Behind the Curtain: Trump’s liberal cabinet