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Oregon News

Oregon AG agrees to $66 million in settlement with Sackler family, Purdue Pharma, which fueled opioid crisis

Oregon Department of Energy is looking for contractors for a new heat pump program

Oregon Political News

‘OPB Politics Now’: Oregon legislative session is almost over — what have they done?

Oregon Legislature passes ‘POWER Act,’ targeting industrial energy users like data centers

Oregon governor’s $217M homeless shelter bill faces uncertain future as budget woes mount

Oregon lawmakers pass bill to ensure data centers cover their own energy costs

Oregon lawmakers approve higher compensation for ranchers whose livestock is killed by wolves

Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office faces scrutiny over $7M budget gap

Bill would clear path for nuclear power in Umatilla County

Metropolitan Portland News

Downtown Portland task force sets housing and foot traffic goals

Portland Metro Chamber to City Council: You Don’t Have Authority to Raise Taxes

4 overnight-only homeless shelters are set to open soon in these Portland neighborhoods

Oregon Coast

Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s effort to eliminate Job Corps, 168 Astoria job cuts on hold

Central/Eastern Oregon

Grant County moves to cut funding for its only public library

Amid uncertainty under Trump, Central Oregon’s Latino nonprofit secures a place for la gente to call home

Southern Oregon

Grants Pass City Council forming pay raise task force

Josephine sheriff says budget request puts county ‘on path’ to 24/7 patrols

Land deal clears way for more trails at Medford’s popular Prescott Park

New restrictions coming as fire danger level heads to moderate in Jackson, Josephine counties

Business/Economic News

Tesla plunges as Musk and Trump’s relationship blows up

Health News

Dr. Oz on Medicaid cuts: People should ‘prove that you matter’

GOP tax and spending bill dings states that offer health care to some immigrants here legally

More Oregonians are skipping medical care because of costs, state health officials find

Transportation News

Noem ending TSA Quiet Skies traveler surveillance program

Education News

Oregon schools get some relief from rising retirement costs amid tough budget season

International News

Israel assured U.S. it won’t strike Iran unless talks fail

Trump says he might let Russia and Ukraine fight it out a while longer

National News

The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits last week rises to highest level in eight months

As support for national parks wanes, Crater Lake’s former leader says he had to walk away

Supreme Court rules on guns, reverse discrimination, and religious tax exemptions

Chaos as federal officers in tactical gear go into a Latino community in Minneapolis

National Campaign News

State Democrats set up digital ad business with an influential private company. Now a key Dem official is becoming its CEO.

National Political News

Live updates: Musk retaliates against Trump, claiming he is in Epstein files, backs impeachment

5 takeaways from the explosive Trump-Musk divorce

Elon Musk’s stock plummets among Republicans

Musk backs call to impeach Trump, replace him with Vance

Musk: SpaceX will ground spacecraft used to shuttle astronauts, cargo to space station

Vought grilled over DOGE, spending cuts in House hearing

Medicare changes on table for ‘big, beautiful bill,’ says GOP senator

Trump threatens to cancel Musk’s government contracts as feud boils over

Musk floats new party in signal he could torch GOP

Senate GOP eyes Medicare cuts with Trump’s blessing

What to know about Trump’s new travel bans

Mike Johnson scrambles to stop Elon Musk from torching the megabill

Musk goes scorched earth: Trump will cause recession, implies he should be impeached

Democrats eye a villain-to-ally arc for Elon Musk

Tariff/Trade News

Trump Says He Discussed Trade, Rare Earths in Call With Xi

China’s trade war gambit puts Trump on defense

Opinion

Speaker Johnson, the Blue Dogs are here to throw you a bone

Congress can deal a blow to government union bosses

Trump vs. the courts: A constitutional crisis approaches