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Oregon News

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek wants to turn state-owned land into more housing units

Oregon state agency heads play musical chairs

Hundreds support pausing Oregon’s investment in private fossil fuel holdings but Treasury opposed

Contractors Seek Preliminary Injunction to Block Kotek’s Union Mandate

How Oregon government officials scored annual Hawaii trips and 5-star lodging

Bipartisan duo advocates for Oregon water modernization

Oregon Political News

Oregon bill to give striking workers unemployment pay passes Senate

Portland Diamond Project asks Legislature to expand ‘jock tax’ to help pay for waterfront ballpark

A laser focus on literacy for summer learning programs runs into opposition at Legislature

Bill would significantly change state’s election system

Hundreds rally in support of SB 611: Food for All Oregonians

Metropolitan Portland News

Multnomah County moving forward with $85M animal shelter rebuild

Uncertainty in federal funding to delay needed construction on Burnside Bridge

Multnomah County is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on AI software for employees

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson eyes new tax to aid cash-strapped transportation system

Economist: Portland region voters not seeing successes of homeless spending

Willamette Valley News

Kidco Head Start to close through April, amid rising costs

UO could see its first faculty strike this spring

Southern Oregon

Klamath irrigators name new leaders, optimism abounds with presidential administration

10-year property tax break brought largest apartment complex to Medford since 2006

Bottles and cans: Oregon lawmakers reveal plan to pay for urgent wildfire costs

Klamath Falls City Council hears from hospital, water users officials

Business/Economic News

In latest blow to Tesla, regulators recall nearly all Cybertrucks

Tesla falls after Commerce secretary recommends buying stock
The Fed holds interest rates steady as Trump’s trade agenda sparks uncertainty

Nike sales fall 9%, but CEO says turnaround effort on the ‘right path’

Intel shakes up manufacturing leadership as key Oregon executive sets retirement

Transportation News

FBI investigating attacks targeting Tesla dealerships and cars

Health News

Former surgeon general blasts RFK Jr.’s rhetoric, highlights herd immunity amid measles outbreak

A lot of hemp sold in Oregon is actually high-potency pot, state study finds

Education News

Trump signs order directing Education secretary to shut down her own department

International News

UK issues travel warning for US

French scientist denied entry to US over anti-Trump messages

Zelensky says Ukraine civilian infrastructure hit after Trump-Putin call

National News

Boasberg says Trump administration ‘evaded’ deadline for deportation flight info

Judge halts Georgetown scholar’s removal from US until further court order

Judge temporarily blocks DOGE access to Social Security records

National Political News

Trump signs executive order to dismantle Department of Education

Republicans want Musk to shut up about Social Security

GOP chairs ‘very concerned’ over report of Trump changing military commands

Fight to impeach judge will be up to Johnson: White House

NAACP president: Trump ‘deliberately dismantling the basic functions of our democracy’

Trump is serious about impeaching a federal judge. But that doesn’t mean it will happen, deputy chief of staff says.

If Trump Defies the Courts, Here’s What a Judge Can Do

Jordan vows hearings on judicial rulings after Trump calls for impeachments

Poll: Voters let judge-defying Trump know where they stand ‘You rarely see numbers like this!’

Government Employment News

Trump saves wildland firefighter raises, but DOGE cuts wildfire resources

Opinion

Behind the Curtain: Trump’s mind control
‘Disarray’ doesn’t come close to describing it — Democrats are disintegrating

A judicial doctrine favored by conservatives could stymie Trump