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Oregon News

Director of Oregon Department of Human Services to resign

More lawsuits lodged against Oregon Youth Authority accusing staff of sexual assault

New report slams Oregon for ‘prison gerrymandering.’ These districts are in the crosshairs

Pay for performance? Why Oregon pension managers can earn more even when investments lose money

Homeless shelters from Ashland to Portland to the Wallowas will now have one thing in common

‘Hindsight is 20/20’: Ethics commission investigates Oregon housing adviser

Oregon looks to ‘reimagine’ the state park experience as money runs short

Oregon to receive federal emergency assistance for flood recovery

Oregon Political News /Polls

Northwest politicians call for ban on ICE officers’ masking practice

Oregon Wildfire News

Oregon fire map & tracker

A look at megafires as an Oregon wildfire approaches the 100,000-acre mark

Portland/Metro News

TriMet announces sweeping cuts to services starting in November

Rose Quarter freeway project construction to begin in August despite $1.5B funding gap

Central & Eastern Oregon News

State board votes to ban resigning Deschutes County sheriff from ever returning to Oregon law enforcement

Insiders at Boardman: What does Morrow County lawsuit mean for other communities?

Pendleton considers fines for landlords who keep buildings empty

Pendleton City Council approves $1.89M grant to add 40 housing units

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Labor pains: Lebanon nurses protest possible closing of birth center

Southern Oregon

Library inches closer to new GP lease

‘Right-sizing service’: RVTD board OKs transit cuts driven by funding woes

Business/Economic News

Trump says he wants Musk to thrive, not to destroy him

Wall Street only cares about one tariff deal today

Trump’s plans to sway Fed face hurdles beyond Powell

Intel to Lay Off 15% of Workers, Cancel Billions in Projects in Bid for Rebound

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern confirm merger talks to create coast-to-coast railroad

Trump offers support to Musk’s car company in a surprising post as Tesla stock plunges

Average mortgage rate eases, keeping home loan borrowing costs elevated

Education News

Columbia University agrees to pay more than $220M in deal with Trump to restore federal funding

Energy & Environment

Energy Department: U.S. heading toward more blackouts by 2030

Health News

UnitedHealth says it is under a federal investigation and cooperating

Public Safety

‘The code of silence is very real’: Inside Oregon’s troubled Snake River prison

Oregon revokes certification for these 7 law enforcement employees

Transportation News

Trump administration abandons proposed tractor-trailer speed limit rule

Kotek proposes 6-cent gas tax hike, transit funding and more for special session

Rose Quarter freeway project construction to begin in August despite $1.5B funding gap

International News

France will recognize Palestinian state in September, Macron says

U.S. blames Hamas for crisis in ceasefire talks, eyes “alternative” hostage plans
US will skip UN conference on 2-state solution for Israel, Palestine

National News

Supreme Court blocks North Dakota redistricting ruling that would gut key part of Voting Rights Act

Social Security recipients set to face an $18,000 benefit cut in just seven years

Trump birthright citizenship order “unconstitutional,” appeals court rules

Supreme Court halts ruling that limits Voting Rights Act enforcement 

Appeals court temporarily lifts order requiring public funding tracker reinstatement 

Hulk Hogan, icon in professional wrestling, dies at age 71

National Campaign News/Polls

Lara Trump won’t run for North Carolina senate seat

National Political News

‘The bill is going to come due’: House GOP braces for Epstein crisis to intensify

Thune: Johnson will have to ‘deal’ with Epstein mess

Congressional Democrats plan red district tours for August recess

House Republicans back Epstein subpoena

What are the Epstein files? All you need to know

Trump’s “Russiagate” crusade enters fraught new territory

Senate Judiciary advances nominees, duels over Epstein

Powell pushes back on Trump’s assertion about Fed renovations

Trump signs executive order to push cities to curb homeless sleeping, drug use on streets

Republicans back Graham, Cornyn call for Obama special counsel

Trump’s cuts to National Parks are real but many visitors aren’t seeing them yet

Trump’s USDA to scatter half its Washington staff to field offices. Critics see a ploy to cut jobs

US House grapples with college athletes’ rights as two panels approve bill on player pay

Tariff/Trade News

U.S. trade agreement with Japan includes $550 billion in unanswered questions

Opinion

Northwestern study reveals a culture abandoning NPR

A wrongly arrested grandma is taking on the US marshals

Democrats want an autopsy report on the 2024 election? Here’s a free reality check. 

How communities can fight back against ICE’s unchecked power

How to End the Epstein Follies

GUEST COLUMN: Medicaid cuts will be felt locally, with significant impact