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Oregon Political News

Gov. Tina Kotek doubles down on calls to divert money from Oregon reserves

Oregon top officials should be immune from liability stemming from COVID-19 spread in state prisons, lawyers argue in appeal

Oregon lawmakers appear poised to extend right to medically assisted suicide to out-of-state residents

Business owners eye exit as taxes climb to 2nd-highest nationally

Oregon semiconductor panel probes scope of R&D tax credit

State to send another $3.5M in unclaimed funds to people

Amendment to bring open primaries to Oregon refiled

Oregon Senate passes bill to expand college access for prison inmates

Oregon COVID-19 News

Another wave of COVID-19 hospitalizations expected in Oregon in May

Oregon Legislative Press Releases

News from the Regions

Portland Area

Crime affects downtown shopping habits, nearly 90% of Portland Tribune readers surveyed say

Portland City Council plans to retract funding promised to spur Black economic resilience

Urban forestry’s moment: A once-in-decades opportunity to grow the city’s tree canopy, and this time equitably

Portland Street Response Director Expressed Deep Concern About Halting Tent Distribution

Salem Area

Woodburn teacher strike averted as deal reached 

Central Oregon Area

Columbia River Treaty negotiations could conclude by June

Oregon National Guard opens drone facility in Boardman

Albany/Corvallis Area

Corvallis says limited weekend buses returning

Eugene Area

Big snowpack could mean long season of rafting Oregon’s Owyhee River

Roseburg Area

Local chiefs throw their support behind Senate bill to support rural firefighters

Douglas County school receives statewide recognition for wellness

Medford Area

‘We need to take back our town’: 200 turn out to discuss downtown crime

Josephine County takes jail medical care in-house

State money dedicated to preventing evictions flows to Rogue Valley

RCC board OKs design contract to renovate building for health programs

Downtown bike lanes part of $1 million in Medford paving projects

OUR VIEW: Josephine County fiddling with emergency response role

Klamath Falls Area

Column: City Council isn’t listening to concerns over jet in Veterans Park

Southern Oregon Coast

Council continues to discuss camping ordinance

Commissioners discuss closing forest lands

National News

GOP leaders scrambling to unite skeptical Republicans behind debt limit bill

National Election News

Conservative radio host Larry Elder joins GOP presidential race with 2024 bid

Biden reportedly prepping for 2024 announcement next week

Opinion

Portland Area

Editorial: Portland needs quick, short-term solutions to counter downtown crime