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Oregon News

Trump’s timber directives could sway Oregon forest policy

1 in 5 Oregon State Capitol workers faced harassment or discrimination, survey says

Oregon Political News

Bill to grant striking Oregon workers unemployment checks moves forward

Oregon Democrats propose major new spending as part of budget ‘rebalance’

Oregon Sen. Merkley warns Trump cuts to federal lands staff meant to create chaos, precede land sale

Legislature takes up plan to shield Oregon consumers from data centers’ power costs

Oregon lawmaker pushes for ethical green energy sourcing

Metropolitan Portland News

Southwest Washington cities spar over light rail funding for I-5 bridge replacement

Portland Street Response can respond to more 911 calls under new policy changes

Clackamas County Commissioner indicted on 8 felony counts

Portland settles claims of police force against journalists, legal observers from 2020 protests

Reliance on One-Time Funds, Discouraged by Policy, Widened Homeless Budget Gap

Clackamas County Board of Commissioners suspends pay of Melissa Fireside amid criminal case

Oregon Coast

Columbia River Bar pilots report slowed commerce as tariffs go into effect

Central/Eastern Oregon

Pertussis outbreak triggers response in Umatilla County

Willamette Valley News

UO workers unions consider authorizing labor strikes

Detroit drawdown could limit drinking water for 200K in Salem, Stayton 

Corvallis councilor seeks answers following her lawsuit, gets cussing in response

Southern Oregon

Josephine commissioners to file countywide appeal on fire map

Grants Pass City Council OKs hiring of city attorney it once rejected

Jackson County separates itself from Josephine County on emergency notification system

Klamath Falls City Council in final stages of adopting new Transportation System Plan

Business/Economic News

“Trump trades” are falling across markets

The market is worried about a recession

Trump’s erratic trade policies are baffling businesses, threatening investment and economic growth

Why automakers’ short reprieve from tariffs isn’t enough to weather Trump’s escalating trade war

Walgreens agrees to $10 billion sale to private equity firm

Trump targets Seattle law firm with significant Portland presence for sanctions

Public Safety

Natural Resource News

Transportation News

Should Oregon cities be allowed to raise gas taxes without asking voters?

Portland traffic deaths decline, but deadly trends persist, PBOT report says

Health News

Idaho hospital moves forward with emergency abortion care case despite DOJ dismissal

Judge Extends Temporary Block on Trump’s Cuts to National Institutes of Health Grants

Education News

Should Oregon change the way it funds public schools? A new study says ‘Yes’

Trump wants to dismantle the Education Department. Here’s what it does

Energy & Environment

Oregon once again has access to more than $450 million in federal climate funds

Landfills using loophole to avoid methane monitoring, study finds

International News

Trump says he’s ‘looking at’ revoking protected status for Ukrainians

Senior U.S. and Ukrainian officials expected to meet in Saudi Arabia next week

Exclusive: Russian disinformation floods AI chatbots, study finds

European Union leaders hold emergency summit on Ukraine support

EU leaders commit to working together after Trump signals that Europe must defend itself

National News

Social Security Administration bans reading ‘general news’ at work

Fox News’s Baier on interviewing Trump: ‘There’s a lot to fact-check’

Judge gives Trump administration until Monday to pay $2 billion in USAID and State Dept. debts for foreign aid.

‘It is not efficiency, it is destruction’: Dem AGs challenge Trump and Musk’s federal cuts

National Political News

Trump raises doubts about NATO’s mutual defense pact

GOP lawmakers balk at Trump’s call to repeal CHIPS Act

Jeffries says GOP on its own to come up with votes to pass clean spending bill

Trump to order McMahon to begin dissolving Education Department

Murkowski blasts ‘callous’ DOGE, backs USAID

DOGE wants to cut $1 trillion this year. But it’s not looking at big spending drivers

Tariff News

Trump signs tariff exemptions for certain imports from Canada, Mexico

Republicans favor Trump tariffs despite anticipated price hikes: poll

Government Employment News

NOAA cuts could ground some Hurricane Hunter flights

White House firings continue despite speed bumps

Exclusive poll: Young Americans down on DOGE

How does the U.S. federal workforce compare with those in other countries?

Elon Musk tells Republican lawmakers he’s not to blame for federal firings

Opinion

Trump may have already planted the seeds of his political collapse

Leadership isn’t optional: What rural America taught me about global power

Democracy’s new danger zone: impeaching judges for upholding the law 

As I See It: The real enemy of the people