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Friday, May 23, 2025: Gov. Tina Kotek says she may sign executive order banning cellphones in Oregon schools
Latest News & Opinion Stories
Oregon News
Gov. Tina Kotek says she may sign executive order banning cellphones in Oregon schools
Longtime Travel Oregon CEO Steps Down Amid Oregon Journalism Project Investigation
Oregon Political News
Grand Old Podcasts: Oregon Republicans have a new messaging strategy
Oregon lawmakers are now considering a ‘cap-and-trade’ program to fund roads, wildfire prevention
Oregon’s U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz insists Republicans ‘not cutting’ Medicaid, SNAP
Controversial Cap and Trade Policy Reemerges in Salem
Superintendents in Oregon’s Largest School Districts Bridle at Giving Striking Workers Unemployment Benefits
Democrats delay vote on Oregon wildfire map repeal, prompting consternation from Republicans
Do you return cans for 10 cents apiece? Oregon’s Bottle Bill is set to change
Across Oregon, school bonds find mixed success on May ballot
Oregon Republicans line up behind transportation proposals that would cut pedestrian, transit and other climate-friendly programs – but not raise taxes
Legislature approves bill to make pay stubs clearer
Metropolitan Portland News
Portland councilors vote to use new police funding to maintain parks
Oregon loves its Bottle Bill, but is it dragging down Portland?
Tigard-Tualatin voters pass $421.3 million school construction bond
Central/Eastern Oregon
Deschutes County Sheriff Kent van der Kamp is a step closer to losing his badge
City of Umatilla reacts to failure of police station bond measure
Willamette Valley/Salem News
Election results: $140M Chemeketa bond passing by narrow margin
Lebanon birth center may close, nurses rally to try to stop it
Southern Oregon
Job Corps on the chopping block, impacts to Douglas County imminent
Grants Pass City Council puts pay raises on hold
Census: Ashland’s population is shrinking
East Klamath County Public Safety District loses in special election
Business/Economic News
Why the bond market is barfing
Trump-related crisis deepens at CBS News
FTC dismisses lawsuit against PepsiCo that was filed by Biden-era FTC
Walmart slashing 1.5K corporate jobs
How Trump’s big bill is shaking the bond market
Average mortgage rate rises to highest level since mid-February
Nike will sell on Amazon for first time in more than 5 years
Natural Resource News
Farm groups worry about Make America Healthy Again report
Health News
5 key takeaways from the MAHA commission report
Trump says autism ‘has to be artificially induced’
Transportation News
Oregon lawmakers look to reshape cap-and-trade program to pay for transportation needs
Rideshare drivers win more benefits, protections despite industry pushback
Education News
Trump Administration Blocks Harvard From Enrolling Foreign Students
Trump DHS blocks Harvard’s ability to enroll international students
Trump ratchets up battle with Harvard, foreign students: 5 takeaways
International News
Iran threatens to move nuclear material to secret sites to thwart Israeli strike
Thune threatens Putin with sanctions on Russia
Trump tried to shutter Radio Free Europe. The EU threw it a lifeline
South Africa’s president is praised for staying calm during Trump’s Oval Office ambush
National News
NOAA warns of heightened hurricane season while Trump eyes disaster response cuts
2 Israeli Embassy staff killed near Capital Jewish Museum in D.C., officials say
What to know about the Israeli Embassy employees killed in D.C.
Trump’s Education Department closure and layoffs blocked by federal judge
Federal judge blocks immigration authorities from revoking international students’ legal status
Supreme Court declines to reinstate independent agency board members fired by President Donald Trump
National Political News
House GOP demands Biden’s doctor, advisors testify on his health
House passes Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” after tense GOP talks
Senate GOP preps for ‘one big, beautiful’ rewrite
The Megabill Is a Total Bust, According to the GOP’s Leading Economic Populist
Why House Republicans stripped a regulatory overhaul from their megabill — for now
Senate votes to block Calif. EV rule, sending measure to Trump. It could affect car sales in a dozen states.
Winners and losers as House approves Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’
Rand Paul a hard no on House GOP’s ‘big, beautiful bill’
U.S. Senate vote to nix California tailpipe emissions standard blocks 17 other states, including Oregon
Ron Johnson criticizes House GOP bill, says Trump ‘can’t pressure’ him like House hard-liners
Tariff/Trade News
Lutnick’s bold bet: Trade deals are coming, higher prices aren’t
Oregon’s attorney general argues in U.S. Trade Court to strike down Trump tariffs
Opinion
Off-year election results show danger signs for Republicans
Can we prevent the possibility of a cover up about the president’s health?
China has an off-switch for America, and we aren’t ready to deal with it.
GUEST COLUMN: My hair is not on fire. Rep. Bentz’s pants might be