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Oregon News

Amid construction slump, Kotek cheers passage of state, city housing bills

Oregon Wildfire News

Burdoin Fire along the Gorge 54% contained; weather conditions pose new fire threats

Oregon fire map & tracker

Oregonians gain access to wildfire cameras as fire risk grows

Portland/Metro News

Mayor Wilson Defends Northwest Shelter Plan Against Upset Neighbors

Multnomah County Lags Oregon in Job Growth

Central & Eastern Oregon News

Hermiston City Council approves new police contract

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Salem approves emergency declaration over drinking water

Ethics update: Salem councilors can attend neighborhood meetings

A vote on a gas tax in Albany? Not in the cards this year

Southern Oregon

Douglas County outreach programs aim to build rural resilience

Medford voters to have a major say on minor league baseball

Red Flag Warning issued for region as ‘abundant’ lightning threat looms

State Rep. Marsh holding public town hall in Talent

Business/Economic News

Albertsons wants details on conduct that led to Kroger CEO’s resignation

More tuna, ham salad products made by Oregon company recalled due to possible listeria contamination

The better-than-feared global economy

Education News

Oregon mandated phone-free schools. Some parents are being asked to help foot the bill

Energy & Environment

The EPA proposes gutting its greenhouse gas rules. Here’s what it means for cars and pollution

EPA seeks to cancel scientific basis for climate regulations

Health News

The Trump-GOP budget is a dire threat to Oregon’s patients, hospitals and nurses

Public Safety

Oregon Department of Corrections pledges to overhaul prison health care

Transportation News

Union Pacific and Norfolk seek 1st transcontinental railroad through a massive merger

International News

Trump says US will partner with Israel to run additional food centers in Gaza, but details are scant

U.S. support for Israeli military action in Gaza keeps falling:

U.K. to recognize Palestine in September if Israel doesn’t change course

Netanyahu accuses Britain’s Starmer of ‘appeasing’ Hamas with Palestinian statehood vow

National News

Ghislaine Maxwell seeks immunity in exchange for congressional testimony

Read: DOJ files misconduct complaint against federal judge

Trump: Epstein ‘stole’ young woman from Mar-a-Lago spa

National Campaign News/Polls

Trump’s net approval rating hits new low of second term

National Political News

Senate floor erupts as Booker accuses Dems of being “complicit” to Trump

Republicans move to clear final hurdles to funding bill before recess

Trump faces growing pushback over China chip reversal

Tariff/Trade News

Trump says India will likely face a 20% to 25% tariff

Drug prices likely to rise with tariffs on EU

Trump’s “devil in the details” trade deals sow confusion

Opinion

As I See It: A form of due process: Congress should check the Supreme Court

Editorial: Anti-media campaign paints with a broad brush

Senate GOP must think ahead this time and remove the Senate parliamentarian now

Trump is causing generational damage to American diplomacy

Trump may rue the day he sued Murdoch for libel over Epstein’s birthday card