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Oregon News

Everything you need to know about emergency alerts in Oregon

‘The overall picture looks weaker’ as Oregon’s unemployment rate hits 5%

Oregon tried to limit kids tallied in foster care abuse cases, but judge disagreed

Oregon seeks public input on state’s first Energy Strategy report

Oregon ditches farm stand regulations after public outcry

Oregon will install error watchdogs to enforce rules for food stamp recipients

Oregon sees 2,700 job losses in July

Oregon Political News /Polls

Meek Demands Wagner Resign as Senate President

‘OPB Politics Now’: Oregon Democrats say federal cuts hurt the vulnerable, Republicans blame Democrats

The Trump administration is seeking Oregon elections data

Oregon House committee dismisses misconduct allegations against Grants Pass lawmaker

Oregon Wildfire News

Oregon fire map & tracker

InciWeb – Oregon Wildfire Tracker

Portland/Metro News

Enrollment Projections for Portland Schools Sound Wider Alarms

County Hires Law Firm to Examine Its Conflict of Interest Policy After Preschool Follies

As Hearings Occurred, the City Council’s Progressive Caucus Texted Bluntly About Colleagues and Police

Restaurant Owners Say Red Tape Is Strangling Outdoor Dining

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Detention of Woodburn farmworkers ignites fears during peak harvest season

Marion County approves expansion of boundaries around Aurora airport

Republic Services appeals Coffin Butte Landfill expansion denial

Tough room as Corvallis tries to sell vision for new city hall, downtown corridor

Southern Oregon

County officials weigh in on benefits of $35 million in state funding for new veteran’s home

Medford council debates lodging tax

Josephine sheriff wants environmental analyst to eye illegal grows

Klamath County Commissioners approve funds to update hazard mitigation plan

Business & Economic News

Highly anticipated Facebook settlement checks will soon be sent to millions of users

Average rate on a 30-year mortgage drops to lowest level since October

Wholesale inflation spikes, putting Fed in tricky position

The U.S. Is Discussing Taking a Stake in Intel

Trump is tightening the screws on corporate America — and CEOs are staying mum

Stop using these ladders sold at Home Depot, recalled because of collapse risk

Education News

Judge blocks Trump guidance that threatened DEI programs in schools

Judge refuses to block Alabama school DEI ban

Energy & Environment

How one Oregon activist is using a decades-old liberal policy to stall green energy projects

Health News

Phil and Penny Knight pledge $2 billion to OHSU for cancer research

Judge temporarily blocks Medicaid data sharing with ICE officials

Federal judge blocks Trump administration’s broad birth control mandate exemptions

HHS revives child vaccine safety panel sought by anti-vaccine activists

‘A big step’: Record rate of Oregon mental health workers seek anti-suicide trainings

Transportation News

Duffy: No plans to privatize air traffic controllers

ODOT data issues remain unresolved years after being identified

International News

New details emerge on Trump, Putin summit in Alaska: What to know

Putin praises Trump’s efforts to end Ukraine war ahead of Friday summit in Alaska

Ukraine launches drone attacks on southern Russia ahead of Trump-Putin summit

Maps show key parts of Ukraine in Putin’s sights

Malnourished kids arrive daily at a Gaza hospital as Netanyahu denies hunger

National News

National Guard ramps up DC presence amid signs of tension over Trump takeover

Federal agents crash Newsom rally as governor warns of ‘Trump’s America’

D.C. homeless encampments cleared amid Trump takeover

Hunter Biden said he won’t apologize to Melania Trump amid lawsuit threat

Live updates: Dozens arrested in Washington as White House ratchets up federal police presence

National Campaign News/Polls

Texas Democrats open door to returning under ‘two critical conditions’

Trump rating on honesty, trustworthiness at new second-term low: Survey

California voters widely prefer keeping independent redistricting panel: Poll

California pushes partisan plan for new Democratic districts to counter Texas in fight for US House

National Political News

Trump issues Social Security proclamation

GOP relishes forcing Dem votes on extending Trump DC police power

Jeffrey Epstein battle set to reignite in Congress

Luna says lawmakers have evidence of ‘interdimensional beings’

Trump’s answer to numbers he doesn’t like: Change them or throw them away

GOP populists plot to repeatedly bypass Mike Johnson

Trump wants to use traffic stops to target undocumented immigrants

Pentagon clarifies Secretary Hegseth’s repost on women’s right to vote

Trump says Social Security is stronger, but signs of trouble at the agency mount

Opinion

Meeting Putin in Alaska, Trump risks a catastrophic defeat

How to achieve the balanced immigration policy Americans want

Most favored nation pricing would undermine care for veterans

Now We Know Who’s Paying the Tariffs

States trying partisan redistricting can learn from Oregon’s 2021 blunder

As I See It: To Sen. Wyden: Don’t insult our collective intelligence