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Oregon News

Oregon’s first statewide housing report paints grim portrait of affordability

Hunger rates in Oregon are on the upswing

Oregon agencies renew campaign urging people against excessive drinking

What do you do when the lights go out? State emergency management offers tips for outages

Oregon Political News

Nearly 600 ballots uncounted in House District 22 race 

Metropolitan Portland News

Sortis Holdings saved beloved Portland businesses from bankruptcy. Then it stopped paying its bills

Lawmakers and Incoming State Treasurer May Help Bring Major League Baseball to Portland

Central/Eastern Oregon

Private equity firm Sortis backs Thornburgh resort as it fights for Central Oregon water rights

How Central Oregon groundwater sells to the highest bidders

Supporters eye 2 paths to protect Owyhee Canyonlands

Pendleton City Council passes historic district sign ordinance

Willamette Valley Area

Drawdown of Green Peter halted amid impact on cities’ drinking water

Still no deal: Albany teachers strike enters third week

Southern Oregon

Ruffling feathers: Cow Creek Umpqua pushes against casino in Medford

Comment period ends Dec. 23 for proposed Medford tribal gaming facility

What Trump’s Treasury secretary has planned for the economy

Business News

Macy’s says employee hid up to $154 million in expenses, delaying Q3 earnings

OHSU Ranks Among Worst in Country in Employees’ Confidence in Leadership

Stocks Close Higher as Investors Cheer Bessent Pick

Bluesky takes flight

Natural Resource News

Bird flu is racing through farms, but Northwest states are rarely testing workers

Industry leaders laud Trump’s pick for agriculture secretary

Farmers’ cut of Thanksgiving food dollar about 15 cents

Transportation News

DOJ halts random DEA passenger searches at transportation facilities

Health News

Patients rush to get reproductive care before Trump takes office

Energy & Climate Change

Plot your course to net zero

International News

Ukrainian officials cautiously optimistic Trump will be more decisive in war

National News

Prosecutors file motion to dismiss Jan. 6 case against Trump

The man who helped roll back abortion rights now wants to ‘crush liberal dominance’

DOJ halts random DEA passenger searches at transportation facilities

National Political News

Trump’s picks are an assortment of eclectic personalities. What it might mean for his policy pursuits

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

Musk Says He Wants to Save the Planet. Tesla’s Factories Are Making It Dirtier.

Ramaswamy faces conflicts of interest in pursuit of government ‘efficiency’

Republicans grapple with controversial Trump recess appointment scheme

Homan: ‘I guarantee’ funds will be cut from states not cooperating on deportation

Congressional Black Caucus PAC launches fight against GOP efforts to implement Project 2025

Why Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Trump’s labor pick, is rattling conservatives

Majority of voters approve of Trump transition, poll finds

Opinion

Bloomberg News: Trump should bring on a great American housing boom