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Oregon News

More Oregon schools dinged for poor performance with high needs students

Audit suggests voter-approved funding for high school success paying off but more oversight needed

Oregon Drops From Second to Third in National Ranking of Bike-Friendly States

Here Are the Shake-Ups Hitting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Offices Across Oregon

Oregon Political News

Lawmakers approve hundreds of millions to pay Oregon wildfire bills

Metropolitan Portland News

Small Oregon school district gets $2 million emergency loan after budgeting errors

Rent assistance helps thousands in Multnomah County stay housed, secure housing

Portland closes loophole, mandates safety improvements for some Airbnb rentals

Multnomah County chair tells departments to prepare for major budget cuts

Portland seeks budget, staff cuts after new forecast shows $27M shortfall

Clients of an Upstart Health Clinic Are Stranded at an Interstate Avenue Motel

Oregon Coast

Coos Bay port embroiled in controversy over racism allegations against contractor

Central/Eastern Oregon

Major Oregon solar project wins approval without encountering formal objections

Umatilla County approves funds for Pendleton road project

Hermiston City Council approves three-phase electricity rate increase

Willamette Valley Area

Brownsville Times newspaper shuts down after 136-year run

Corvallis middle housing project struggles to achieve liftoff thanks to a sewer pipe

Southern Oregon

Charlie Company to deploy to Sinai Peninsula

West says he’s unable to ID woman who bragged about writing 12 fake addresses on recall petition

Historic Elks Lodge in Medford restored and ready for business

Klamath County, City of Klamath Falls meet to discuss transportation plan

Business News

Inflation ticks higher in November, with prices rising for used cars and groceries

Natural Resource News

Oregon to test raw milk for bird flu

National News

Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people

Economic fallout from Trump mass deportations could eclipse Great Recession: Report

Government stopgap funding bill to run through March 14

Biden commutes nearly 1,500 sentences, promises ‘more steps in the weeks ahead’

Opinion

Opinion: Oregon’s antiquated laws block needed health services

OPINION: Oregon needs a bipartisan federal Farm Bill

OPINION: Potential changes to regional supportive housing measure put progress at risk

Wyden says PGE will ‘do everything possible’ to keep rates below inflation after 2025