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Oregon News

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek’s executive order on state construction work prompts outcry in Salem and beyond

Oregon’s attorney general shares his concerns on the impact Trump’s policies could have on the state

Oregon courts purge 47,000 past evictions from people’s records 

Oregon Political News

Oregon ethics commission faults Rep. Greg Smith for not naming clients

Oregon lawmaker targets surprise fees

Oregon government ethics commission will probe Kotek’s spending on parking, dinner

Business Group Urges Kotek to Follow New Washington Governor’s Lead in Speeding Permits

Will Oregon Democrats embrace power or run from it? Steve Duin column

Debate kicks off over proposed Oregon land use restrictions

Greater Idaho secessionists make billboard pitch to Salem lawmakers: ‘Release eastern Oregon’

Metropolitan Portland News

Anti-Trump protest and march remains peaceful in downtown Portland

Students, faculty argue Portland State University’s financial sustainability plan does more harm than good

Metro Council delays extension to homeless services tax

Portland’s $2B water treatment plant hits another snag as neighbors win land-use appeal

Willamette Valley Area

Aurora airport improvement plans include moving highway

Southern Oregon

Water flows as part of a massive habitat restoration in the Upper Klamath Basin

9th Circuit weighs kicking Klamath lawsuit to Oregon Supreme Court

Coquille’s Medford casino: The uncertain future of tribal gambling in Oregon

J Street homeless camping site shuts down for good in Grants Pass

Medford School Board votes to again censure member Michael Williams

Oregon State Marine Board puts new limits on Upper Rogue River charter boats

Business News

White House in talks to have Oracle and U.S. investors take over TikTok

Natural Resource News

How Oregon’s forestry workforce has evolved over 50 years

Farm advocates ask Oregon lawmakers for study on regulatory burdens

LUBA overturns approval of controversial Oregon water facility

Health News

Trump re-enacts policy banning aid to groups abroad that discuss or provide abortions

The FDA pulls key DEI initiative for cancer studies from its website

Oregon Health Authority Sets Timeline for Controversial Rule Change

1 in 2 Americans affected by massive health care hack, new estimate says; how to protect yourself

International News

South Korean prosecutors indict impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over martial law

Trump wants Jordan and Egypt to accept more refugees to ‘just clean out’ Gaza

US, Colombia clash over deportations and raise tariffs in show of Trump’s pledge to limit migration

Trump’s Palestinian refugee idea falls flat with Jordan and confounds a Senate ally

Colombian president orders increase of import tariffs on US goods after Trump order

Musk tells Germans to get over ‘past guilt’ at far-right AfD rally

National News

Reports of Navajo people being detained in immigration sweeps sparks concern from tribal leaders

National Political News

In Las Vegas, Trump once again pitches no taxes on tips

Trump uses mass firing to remove inspectors general at a series of agencies

Senate confirms Kristi Noem as Trump’s Secretary of Homeland Security

Pete Hegseth, Trump’s embattled pick for defense secretary, wins Senate confirmation

In policy reversal, Trump eliminates help for Black and Latino communities hit harder by pollution

Trump officials issue quotas to ICE officers to ramp up arrests

Trump Aides Want to Hit Mexico, Canada With Tariffs Before Talks

Graham says ‘a good chance’ Supreme Court sides with Trump on birthright citizenship

Trump says inflation isn’t his No. 1 issue. So what will happen to consumer prices?

Trump signs executive order to examine FEMA overhaul

Scoop: How Trump’s “black box” limits outside influences

Opinion

Editorial: Fix homeless services program now or risk a ballot box defeat

Opinion: Oregon Youth Authority failures, juvenile justice flaws pose a public safety crisis

There’s a method to Trump’s madness; Democrats must respond with bold initiatives