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Oregon News

The Oregon Supreme Court Rejects ODOT’s 2022 Union Labor Rules

“Safeguarding Oregon” forum denounces Trump, Musk in Portland

Nearly 200 attend Portland town hall to share concerns with Oregon and Arizona attorneys general

Oregon voter registration errors began years earlier than DMV officials acknowledged

Kotek Replaces Leader of Oregon State Hospital in Wake of March Patient Death

Oregon Political News

Oregon bill aiming to limit telemarketing texts, calls passes in House

New Oregon Senate Bill would target wage theft in construction

Central/Eastern Oregon

Merkley encourages hope at Hermiston town hall

Willamette Valley News

Corvallis becomes sanctuary city for transgender, intersex and gender-diverse people

What library, parks supporters are doing to get voters to approve levy

Where should mixed use development and density go in Albany? Council discusses

Southern Oregon

Ashland preschool is facing $27 million lawsuit

Controversial Oregon wildfire map might be swapped for voluntary incentives

‘Leading option’: Eugene Emeralds pitch $90-million minor league stadium for downtown Medford

Groundbreaking for new Medford Fire Station

Business/Economic News

As trade war heats up, here are Oregon’s largest trading partners

Trump redefines fraud in quest to crush “Deep State”

Will Meta survive Judge Boasberg? The drama starts Monday.

Bridgewater founder: ‘We are at a decisionmaking point and very close to a recession’ 

Khanna believes manufacturing ‘isn’t going to come here’

Public Safety

Trump said cuts wouldn’t affect public safety. Then he fired hundreds who help fight wildfires.

Natural Resource News

Trump: Administration will work with farmers who have illegal workers

Education News

Military schools offer test case for Trump education reforms

Health News

‘We are flying blind’: RFK Jr.’s cuts halt data collection on abortion, cancer, HIV and more

Johnson: US must ‘eliminate people on Medicaid’ who are not ‘eligible to be there’

Political views shape how much patients trust their doctors, UO study finds

International News

Trump envoy, Iranian foreign minister meet in first round of nuclear talks

China Halts Critical Exports as Trade War Intensifies

Trump: Russia-Ukraine talks ‘going OK,’ but point at which ‘you have to put up or shut up’

Israel strikes a hospital in Gaza, forcing evacuation as strikes intensify

National News

Suspect in custody after fire at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s residence

Mistakenly deported man’s attorneys demand his return using Trump’s own words

National Campaign News

Republicans fear Trump’s trade war could lead to political wipeout

National Political News

Trump in “excellent health,” his physician says

Social Security is now an immigration enforcement tool

Law firms pledge almost $1 billion in free work to Trump

U.S. House passes bill targeting voting by noncitizens, which is already against the law

Trump urges Congress to make daylight saving time permanent

Tariff News

Trump’s electronics tariff exemption is temporary, Commerce Secretary says

Trump says tariffs are a “beautiful thing,” but some Americans aren’t buying it

Tech Products Will Face Separate Levies, Trump Says

Trump tariffs bring Democrat disagreements to surface

Trump team tries to project confidence and calm after his tariff moves rattled markets

What Team Trump had to say about tariffs, strategy on Sunday talk shows

Opinion

Editorial: Oregon’s massive transportation tax plan needs better guardrails

Opinion: A balancing act in Bend between building housing and retaining city’s culture

The global financial order is shaking beneath our feet

Opinion | Populists Are Gaining Power and Keeping It. What Comes Next?

What Trump’s team wants from the rest of the world

Trump’s honeymoon is over

With Trump tariffs, Oregon wine is over a barrel

Editorial: How not to rebuild public trust