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Oregon Political News

$153M in Oregon behavioral health investments pending in Salem

Defying pledges to limit campaign contributions, Oregon lawmakers again fail to do so

Oregon lawmakers pass bill granting hate crime victims paid leave, rental protections

Former Prison Chief Eyes Measure 110 Fix

Oregon’s Legislature passes nation’s strictest incinerator monitoring bill

Oregon legislature sets restrictions on livestock and poultry farms

Oregon CAFO reforms approved five years after dairy debacle

Loss of farmland feared from Oregon urban growth boundary bill

Hayden files bill supporting news reporting in Oregon

Oregon Legislative Press Releases

News from the Regions

Portland Area

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler proposes jail time, fines for open drug use as OD deaths mount

Central Oregon Area

Deadline extension for Pendleton affordable housing plan goes to governor

Hermiston planning realignment of South Ott Road

EOU social science journal earns two awards

EOU math professor to be inducted into hall of fame

Albany/Corvallis Area

We’re No 3: Benton County third fastest-growing for rentals

Eugene Area

Eugene 4J board votes for superintendent to lead Kelly/YG decision 

Roseburg Area

Winston schools receive more than 1,400 pounds of peanut butter

Planned tree falling in Sutherlin sparks outcry

Medford Area

Grants Pass attempts to rein in problem behavior in parks

Josephine commissioners want BLM to resolve closure on Galice Road

RCC looks to fill board seat that has attracted little interest

Nightmare scenarios play out in Medford active school shooter drill

‘Exhaustion and high workloads’: Talent looks at staff burnout issues

Central Point to review new public camping rules Thursday night

Klamath Falls Area

Dam removal underway on the Klamath River

Southern Oregon Coast

Curry County Sheriff’s Office honors K-9 Nero as he’s put to rest

National News

White House to launch travel blitz with ‘major’ infrastructure announcement Monday

National Election News

Maricopa County recorder sues Kari Lake for defamation

Business

Automatic emergency braking equipment to be required on heavy trucks, buses

Opinion

Central/Eastern Oregon

Our view: Proposal to change quorum rules comes unfathomably late

Inside my shoes: Fighting cancer one step at a time

Albany/Corvallis Area

Froma Harrop: Oh, the humanity! Many workers must head back to the office

Mario H. Lopez: Let struggling families buy hot food with government aid

Roseburg Area

Guest Column: Understanding trauma and effects of PTSD