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Oregon News
Oregon Youth Authority director placed on administrative leave
Rural Oregonians Are Already Choking on Utility Bills. Trump’s Executive Orders Could Make Matters Worse.
Oregon Political News
Lawmaker tapped to develop ODOT accountability proposals
Metropolitan Portland News
Portland pauses $2 billion water filtration plant pending land use dispute
Central/Eastern Oregon
Central Oregon nonprofit acquires land for job training hub
Amazon plans major data center expansion in tiny Oregon town
Willamette Valley Area
Salem city councilor calls for transparency after city manager’s exit
Housing proposal from ‘the aughts’ draws community criticism
Southern Oregon
Bill Thorndike Jr., community ‘leader, mentor, friend,’ dies at 71
Plans unfolding for a new children’s museum, preschool in Grants Pass
Business News
Oregon job vacancies fall to four-year low as labor market cools off
Providence Medford says nearly half of striking nurses have returned to work
Natural Resource News
Pressure builds on Army Corps to produce years-late reports on Willamette River Basin dams
Transportation News
What’s With All the “Student Driver” Bumper Stickers?
Washington looks to raise $1.6 billion from tolls for new I-5 bridge
Senators call for increased air traffic control funding
Health News
How changes to a CDC vaccine panel under Kennedy could reshape policy
Trump administration cuts reach FDA employees in food safety, medical devices and tobacco products
Oregon health researchers, Wyden decry Trump’s ‘lawless’ efforts to cut funding
Conservatives want to increase birth rates. These moms are terrified to have more kids.
Wednesday, Feb. 19, is the deadline in Oregon for school and day care immunization updates
Education News
Parents Say a School District Failed to Properly Teach Reading—and the Oregon Department of Education Is Letting It Slide
Energy & Environment
With Oregon’s 2 largest federal climate grants on hold — for now — state agencies are left at a standstill
Bonneville Power staff departures under Trump raise concerns about Northwest electrical grid
International News
Congo says Rwanda-backed rebels occupy a 2nd major city in its mineral-rich east
Israel’s Netanyahu signals he’s moving ahead with Trump’s idea to transfer Palestinians from Gaza
Ukraine and Europe worry about being sidelined as Trump pushes direct talks with Russia on war’s end
Argentine lawyers charge President Milei with fraud over cryptocurrency promotion
European leaders regroup in Paris for strategy huddle after Trump diplomatic blitz on Ukraine
National News
Courts block Trump’s DOGE actions — chaos, panic not proving to be best legal strategy
A 2nd U.S. judge pauses Trump’s order against gender-affirming care for trans youth
Judge temporarily blocks cut to medical research funding, after states sue Trump administration
National Political News
Wyden, Merkley urge Trump to reconsider ‘ludicrous’ job cuts at Bonneville Power
After Watergate, Congress curbed the presidency. Now, Trump is testing those limits
Trump’s spending cuts target probationary workers. What does the status mean?
Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to let the firing of whistleblower agency head proceed
Trump administration tries to bring back fired nuclear weapons workers in DOGE reversal
Trump moves with dizzying speed on his to-do list. But there are warning signs in his first month
Thousands of IRS workers could be laid off as soon as next week
House GOP budget resolution in jeopardy amid concerns from moderates
Jeffries says Trump, GOP show ‘no interest’ in lowering costs of living
DOGE seeks access to IRS system with sensitive taxpayer data
Republicans move to impeach judges who blocked Trump
Opinion
Editorial: Reform prison medical care or bet on more lawsuits
Editorial: It’s easy to complain, but difficult to actually govern
President Trump is making early mistakes. Democrats must be ready with a response.
USAID should help those in need, not serve as a slush fund for leftist priorities