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Oregon Political News

Oregon fights wrongful conviction payouts. A new bipartisan bill aims to end that

Greater Idaho movement wants a seat at the table

Oregon union asking lawmakers to pass worker safety bills 

Rep. Jeff Helfrich Kicks Off 2026 Midterms With Announcement He’ll Run for State Senate

A Ballot Initiative Seeks to Legalize Cannabis Cafes in Oregon

Oregon middle school teacher is on a TikTok quest to name this game the state’s official sport

Oregon Coast

Moving beyond addiction: Clatsop County’s deflection program shows some success

Central/Eastern Oregon

New data confirms contaminated wells in Crook County, but doesn’t point to source

Eastern Oregon voted for Trump; now federal firings are landing hard

Group in Pendleton joins protests against Trump’s agenda

Willamette Valley Area

How climate change could shape Eugene’s housing market

Oregon Logging Conference is this weekend in Eugene

Southern Oregon

Protests against Trump administration held at multiple locations in Roseburg

Economic boom: Rogue X, Lithia fields a big win for Medford in 2024

Oregon community remembers local leader, businessman Bill Thorndike

Business News

Intel shares jump as contours of possible breakup take shape

What happened after Elon Musk took to X to ridicule blind employee of watchdog group

Nissan CEO suggests production could move out of Mexico, citing Trump tariffs

Public Safety

Leonard Peltier leaves prison after Biden commuted his sentence in the killing of two FBI agents

Natural Resource News

Planning to visit a National Park soon? Trump’s staff cuts raise concerns

Health News

Texas measles cases are up, and New Mexico now has an outbreak. Here’s what you need to know

Under growing political pressure, Providence agrees to resume negotiations with striking nurses

Trump signs order to study how to expand IVF and calls for ‘radical transparency’ from government

Education News

Trump administration gives schools a deadline to end DEI programs or risk losing federal money

Energy & Environment

What environmental agency firings could mean for energy, pollution, national parks

International News

Live: Rubio says US and Russia agree to restore embassy staffing, create team to negotiate Ukraine peace

Trump says Zelensky ‘should have never started’ war with Russia

National News

Federal judge won’t immediately block Elon Musk or DOGE from federal data or worker layoffs

Privacy advocates file lawsuit to stop DOGE from peeking at IRS taxpayer data

The USAID shutdown is upending livelihoods for nonprofit workers, farmers and other Americans

Federal judge reinstates employee appeals board member fired by Trump

National Political News

White House says Elon Musk is not in charge at DOGE, but is advising the president

Republicans consider cuts and work requirements for Medicaid, jeopardizing care for millions

Republicans worry GOP-led states will suffer from Trump’s firings of federal workers

Oregonians are flooding Congress with calls under Trump

Trump signals 25 percent tariffs coming on cars, semiconductors and pharmaceuticals

Social Security head steps down over DOGE access of recipient information: AP sources

Senate to vote on budget resolution this week in race to enact Trump agenda

“It’s time to act”: Senate GOP steams past House on reconciliation

Opinion

Our View: A fork in the road for democracy

Who will stop Trump and Elon Musk from dismantling the US government?