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Oregon News

Oregon Health Authority seeking public input on Providence home health and hospice deal

Kotek Says Preschool for All Tax Imperiling Oregon Tax Base

Travel Oregon Officials Just Gave Its Well-Paid CEO a New Deal in Retirement but Won’t Give the Public the Details

Oregon voter roll lawsuit faces uphill battle in federal court, judge says

Leisure, hospitality led Oregon job gains in May

Oregon Political News

Oregon Democrat plans no vote on transportation bill as session nears its end

Oregon lawmakers pass $800 million bill for Portland MLB stadium

Gov. Kotek proposes using $160 million from state’s ‘rainy day fund’ for one-time wildfire funding

Housing Advocates Decry Potential Cuts to Eviction Protection

Oregon lawmakers to slash homelessness prevention funding; Gov. Kotek calls on them to reconsider

Housing permits age like ‘fine wine,’ lawmaker says. A new law seeks to speed approvals

Bill to boost beavers, curb trapping to help restore waterways passes Oregon Legislature

Legislature signs off on $800M to lure MLB to Portland, with major questions unaddressed

Ex-lawmakers want Oregon voters to decide gas tax hike

Metropolitan Portland News

Preschool for All Denied Midyear Seats to Some Qualified Providers

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Marion County DA says complaints at Oregon youth facility are ‘overwhelming’

State sides with classified workers in GAPS labor dispute

State sides with classified workers in GAPS labor dispute

Southern Oregon

OSF’s top leader departing after 7 months on the job

Josephine commissioners OK 2 requests for economic development money

Chris Pizzi joining Asante, leaves Providence after 4 years

Business/Economic News

Fed predicts higher inflation, slower growth for US economy

The housing market slump is getting worse

Exclusive: CEO economic outlook sinks to five-year low

Intel names new executives ahead of July layoffs

Heat-and-eat pasta sold at Walmart, Fred Meyer, QFC linked to deadly listeria outbreak

Average mortgage rate eases for third consecutive week

Health News

RFK Jr.’s new vaccine advisers to discuss preservative wrongly linked to autism

Wildfires may be accelerating the spread of infectious disease by keeping US West residents indoors: Study

GOP senators warn mega-bill’s new Medicaid cuts will hurt rural hospitals

International News

Khamenei to Trump: Iran will not surrender

U.S.-Iran rhetoric escalates as Trump weighs strikes

Trump Says Iran Should Have Made a Nuclear Deal Earlier

Trump says no decision yet on joining Israel’s strikes on Iran

Trump says he hasn’t made final decision about US striking Iran

Trump gives Iran ‘ultimate ultimatum’ as US mulls strikes

Live updates: Trump mum on plans for Iran as leader warns of ‘irreparable damage’ if US joins conflict

Israel running low on missile interceptors

Trump: Iran proposed White House meeting, but it’s “very late” for talks

Hypersonic missiles are stirring fears in the Iran-Israel conflict. Here’s why

National News

700 military personnel mobilized to support ICE in 3 states

Health care, citizenship and LGBTQ+ rights: Five Supreme Court cases to watch

Trump’s Iran threats set off scramble to protect Americans abroad

US starts evacuating some diplomats from its embassy in Israel as Iran conflict intensifies

National Political News

Senate GOP leader faces pushback after members blindsided by Trump bill

Senate’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ faces House headwinds: ‘This is political stupidity’

DHS places new limits on lawmakers visiting ICE facilities

Vance defends Gabbard after Trump dismisses past Iran comments

Handcuffed Democrats become symbol of Trump’s crackdown on dissent

Tariff/Trade News

Why Trump’s trade war can’t bring back the jobs of the past

Opinion

Oregonians deserve a smarter approach to wildfires

Smart budget cuts at the VA could help preserve critical services

To survive, public broadcasting must change. Here’s how.

Opinion: Ban smartphones in Oregon schools to help students learn