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Oregon Political News

Interstate Bridge planners advance new design with 2 more lanes, light rail to Vancouver

More Counties Approved for Measure 110 Funding But Critic Says Process Still Lacks Urgency

Criminal background checks impede Oregon hemp planting

Oregon COVID-19 News

COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Mid-Valley, statewide

Wildfires

Forecast: Central Oregon highest risk for wildfires

Oregon Election News

Printing error affecting many Clackamas County ballots will require copying votes by hand, delaying election results

Andrea Salinas, Carrick Flynn emerge as frontrunners in Democrats’ 6th District race for Congress 

Backers Withdraw Ballot Initiative to Decriminalize Sex Work

Campaign Filings Show the Oregon Booze War Has Begun

Oregon Legislative Press Releases

News from the Regions

Portland Area

ODOT makes plan to transfer Tigard highway to city control, begins crossing upgrades

What to know about the Portland area’s homeless services tax

Portland’s next budget, flush with federal cash and business taxes, would expand and add programs, cut almost nothing

St. Vincent hospital nurses authorize strike

Oregon City staffers to help North End developers obtain funding

Salem Area

Wafla opens its first farmworker housing facility in Oregon

Central/Eastern Oregon

Amazon seeks tax breaks for 5 new data centers, worth $12B, in remote Oregon county

Eastern Oregon rancher legally kills wolf after repeated attacks on livestock

Umatilla County elections sees early trickle of ballots

Boardman fire chief seeks sponsorships to help pay for a new building

Warming systems and a little luck saves Milton-Freewater orchard from frost

Pendleton job fair beckons workers

Pendleton Woolen Mills adapts to changing times, markets

Eugene Area

Indigenous activists bring attention to harm dams cause

Roseburg Area

Taking a cruise through timber

Medford Area

Landowners face fines, trash from illegal pot grows 

Jackson County adopts Juneteenth as paid holiday

Medford board to review school zoning options

Butte Falls plans weekend history celebration

Klamath Falls Area

City approves pool push

Oregon Tech student government opposes tuition hike

Southern Oregon Coast

Ko-Kwel Wellness Center achieves accreditation

National News

Senate to vote next week on codifying abortion rights into federal law

Americans should expect ‘uncomfortable’ postage hikes, postmaster general says

Opinion

Central/Eastern Oregon

This land is our land: Climate change and elk

Our view: OT law will prompt changes in Oregon ag

Eugene Area

Opinion: How Indigenous art can create life from collective grief

Roseburg Area

Guest column: We should honor the past while embracing our future

Medford Area

Two examples of coping with the drought