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Oregon Political News

Gov. Tina Kotek signs bill stopping vote on North Plains expansion; opponents sue

Long-delayed Oregon program for people in mental distress nears reality

Unemployment rate ticks up another notch again

Oregon State Bar to Add Paralegals

Oregon Election News

Trump declines to appear in Oregon’s iconic Voters’ Pamphlet

News from the Regions

Metropolitan Portland Area

Counties, Metro Surface Major Disagreement Over Homeless Services Tax at Second Meeting

Portland-area county chairs to Metro: Don’t use homeless surplus dollars for new housing

Oregon Coast

Sanitary sewer overflow in Coos Bay

AOCC lawsuit before Supreme Court

Salem Area

State of the City: Mayor on homelessness, budget deficit

Joy of Living Assistance Dogs get trained in Oregon prisons

Salem Fire wants to switch from private EMS back to the city

Central/Eastern Oregon

Morrow County ambulance service approaches next steps

Willamette Valley Area

Sweet Home firefighters working wildfire

Southern Oregon Area

Water to be shut off at Forest Glen

Tribes ask U.S. interior secretary to deny proposed casino in Medford

Local ballot measures go beyond proposed changes to Board of Commissioners

FROM THE PUBLISHER: Farewell and thank you; it’s been an honor

KRRC says Klamath River will recover

Business News

FAA warns of air travel disruptions in path of April 8 eclipse

Reddit shares soar in NYSE debut

FTX CEO on Sam Bankman-Fried: “Continues to live a life of delusion”

Healthcare News

Long-delayed Oregon program for people in mental distress nears reality

Do you know the signs of a sleep disorder?

Grant for $165,252 given to Southern Coos Hospital for Telemedicine

Natural Resource News

US Supreme Court justices to meet Friday to consider monument expansion appeal

KRRC says Klamath River will recover

Crook County residents threaten to sue over tainted well water near Knife River mine

Wolf trapping must be curtailed in Idaho to protect endangered grizzlies, court rules

 Oregon reverses new policy requiring a permit to milk one cow or goat

Education News

School districts throughout Oregon, Southwest Washington face significant budget cuts this spring

National News

NY attorney general takes step toward seizing Trump assets

Conservatives rail against funding package: ‘An abomination’

Alina Habba responds to claims Trump is seeking foreign legal funding

Social Security head warns against raising retirement age after GOP proposal 

Republicans pan Sanders’s 32-hour workweek bill

Scoop: Netanyahu would face widespread boycott on Capitol Hill

The one group Biden still needs to win over on electric vehicles

National Election News

Menendez won’t file for Democratic primary, opening door to independent run

Biden ad rakes Trump over COVID response 4 years ago

Biden campaign calls Trump ‘Broke Don’ after he lags in fundraising

Few in new poll say Biden policies helping middle class

Biden makes economic sales pitch as campaign ramps up

Opinion

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