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Oregon News

Oregon expects to get $26M for electric vehicle chargers, but it’s not clear if the federal government will keep its promise

Oregon senators call for federal firefighters to be exempt from hiring freeze

Oregon considers selling 65 acres of Hayden Island for ODOT conservation

Oregon Political News

Oregon legislator seeks stricter lobbying limits for former lawmakers representing state agencies

Christine Drazan Wants Investigation of FTX Contribution That Helped Defeat Her in 2022

Lawmakers Ponder Benefits and Risks of Financial Tool for Cash-Strapped Workers

Oregon Republican Representatives send letter to OSAA urging change of transgender policy

How many times have Oregon leaders sued Trump so far? Here’s the run-down

Oregon bill would cap rent at manufactured home parks

Willamette Valley Area

Residents testify against proposed Polk County waste transfer facility

Corvallis schools need to cut $3 million, but that’s just the beginning

Southern Oregon

Amid threats to diversity programs, SOU is staying the course for now

LATEST: North Medford High gym likely total loss after Tuesday roof collapse

Oregon Tech integrates student experience into new mass timber residence hall

Business News

As egg prices continue to soar, grocers like Trader Joe’s limit how many cartons customers can buy

Striking nurses, Providence have yet to meet or schedule talks since vote to reject contract

Health News

Kansas governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care for minors

GOP leaders downplay Medicaid cuts as they seek $2T in savings

International News

Trump pushes plan to take Gaza and relocate Palestinians in meeting with Jordan’s king

Pope rebukes Trump administration over immigrant deportations and appears to aim directly at Vance

National News

Appeals court rejects Trump administration push to reinstate spending freezes on grants and loans

White House bars AP reporter from Oval Office because of AP style policy on ‘Gulf of America’

Jan. 6 video evidence has ‘disappeared’ from public access, media coalition says

National Political News

Lori Chavez-DeRemer walks political tightrope in pursuit of job as America’s labor boss

Trump and Musk appear together in the Oval Office to defend the work of DOGE

DOGE cuts $900 million from agency that tracks American students’ academic progress

Faith groups sue Trump administration over immigration enforcement in places of worship

President Trump embraces plastic straws despite environmental concerns

New Donald Trump polling stuns CNN again: ‘Holy smokes!’

OPM eases plans to target all federal workers on probation

GOP lawmaker proposes renaming Greenland ‘Red, White, and Blueland’

House GOP skeptical it can advance Trump agenda by week’s end

GOP leaders downplay Medicaid cuts as they seek $2T in savings

Treasury revoked editing access ‘mistakenly’ given to DOGE staffer

House Republican fundraises with petition to deport Ilhan Omar

Insider threats loom as Elon Musk’s team gains swift government access

House and Senate GOP go to war over reconciliation

Opinion

Wall Street Journal: Trump repeating first-term ‘blunder’

Biden’s in-office work policy harmed federal employee retention. Trump’s could destroy it.

RFK Jr. is the health revolution America needs

Why DOGE is unconstitutional