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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