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Oregon News

Oregon federal buildings going up for sale, according to government list

Oregon agriculture leaders, farmers brace for retaliatory tariffs

Oregon Gov. Kotek, housing advocates push for more options, fewer regulations

Oregon Political News

Manufactured home park residents pray for relief as lawmakers aim at rent

‘Get the Junk out of our Rates’ bill could limit how Oregon utilities pay for lobbying, ads

Oregon could become the latest state to ban underage marriage

Lawmakers consider ‘Freedom to Read’ bill as latest attempt to limit book bans in Oregon schools

Oregon bills seek to revive permits to buy gun, ammunition limits of stalled Measure 114

Oregon drivers buy millions of tires every year. A controversial bill could create a tax on each one

Metropolitan Portland News

Portland Superintendent Faces Pushback on Proposal to Add New Senior Leadership Positions

Clackamas County Commissioner Melissa Fireside faces criminal charges

Metro homeless services tax money could flow directly to cities under proposed change

Portland to spend $10M cleaning bike lanes as city continues residential street sweeping halt

Central/Eastern Oregon

Kotek and Conservation Groups Want DEQ to Address Deschutes River Water Quality

Pendleton City Council considers contract to maintain standby generators

Willamette Valley News

Marion County judge warns she may start forcing public defenders to take more cases

Timber company breaks ground on $117M Millersburg plant

Southern Oregon

GP City Council declines to revisit Pelfrey appointment

Medford School Board members, union react to Champion resignation

Medford’s federal courthouse listed as ‘non-core’ by feds; could be sold

Town hall to discuss Oregon wildfire maps set for March 8

Hundreds protest President Trump’s recent actions in downtown Medford

Countywide hiring freeze lifted for Klamath County Sheriff’s Office patrol

Business News

U.S. stock market plunge as Trump’s tariffs spark fears about a trade war

Natural Resource News

Trump ups tariffs, promises more; farm groups fret

Health News

CDC sends disease experts to Texas as measles cases rise

International News

Arab leaders endorse Egypt’s plan to rebuild Gaza as an alternative to Trump’s proposal

Mexico says it will impose retaliatory tariffs on US with details coming Sunday

Zelenskyy calls Oval Office spat with Trump ‘regrettable,’ says he’s ready to work for Ukraine peace

China will increase its defense budget 7.2% this year

National News

Judge orders longer-term nationwide block on Trump orders on transgender youth health care

OPM alters memo about probationary employees but does not order mass firings reversed

Border crossings plunge to lowest levels in decades: New data

National Political News

Live updates: Trump takes credit for ‘swift and unrelenting’ action in speech to Congress

Trump wants to ‘reclaim’ the Panama Canal

Democrats applaud Trump’s acknowledgement of US aid for Ukraine

Vance irks allies in UK, France with skeptical comments about Ukraine peacekeeping mission proposal

Speaker Johnson tells GOP lawmakers to skip town halls after an onslaught of protests

President Donald Trump delivers first joint congressional address of his second term

Democrats hold up small black signs printed with ‘False’ in white lettering

Oregon’s Congressional delegation brought fired federal workers, farmers to Trump speech

Poll: Majorities say state of the union is not strong, and Trump is rushing change

Starting with Rep. Al Green, Democrats protest against Trump’s speech to Congress

Demonstrators across 50 states look to unify a disparate opposition to Trump and his sweeping agenda

Trump claimed $50 million worth of condoms were sent to Hamas. Did that happen?

What did Donald Trump say about Ukraine?

Watch live: Slotkin gives Democratic response to Trump joint address

GOP hunts for Democratic votes to avoid government shutdown

Opinion

Editorial: A Grants Pass City Council decision that cannot be ignored

GUEST COLUMN: Open letter to Rep. Bentz on federal budget and cuts

Opinion Here’s the only thing you need to take away from Trump’s speech to Congress