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Oregon News

As Oregon launches one-stop guide to energy rebates, financial support for some rebates is in peril

Oregon exonerees face ‘broken system’ of compensation for another year

Oregon launches statewide recycling system

Cascadia earthquake tsunami threat may not be quite as bad as we thought (but it’s still bad)

Oregon leaders respond to passage of GOP megabill, warn of ‘devastating consequences’

Oregon is ranked the 5th most patriotic state in America

Oregon Political News /Polls

Oregon lawmakers failed to find billions for roads. Now what?

House passes Trump’s domestic policy bill. Here are 5 ways it will impact Oregon

Drazan Blasts ODOT Messaging After Legislative Failure

Lake Oswego representative and economic development chair reflects on legislative session 

Rep. Bentz offers statement on megabill passage, praises Speaker Johnson, Trump

Oregon Wildfire News

Hermiston wildfire again under local management

Metropolitan Portland News

Portland Parking Fees Rise 20%, and Meters Must Soon Be Fed Until 10 pm

Oregon Coast

Oregon lawmakers send $100 million to Coos Bay channel dredging in preparation for shipping terminal

Oregon Coast’s blue tiny visitors spark a son’s memory of his late father’s sailboat

Lincoln County declares drought emergency on Oregon Coast

Central/Eastern Oregon

Redmond Airport starts $180 million expansion with federal help

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Lawsuit against Sweet Home Fire pared down but moving ahead

Southern Oregon

Lawmakers announce $300,000 for Roseburg airport improvements

Business/Economic News

How Trump’s megabill could slam the job market

Millions more Americans could turn to food banks soon. Food banks are simply not ready.

America has two labor markets now
Oregon construction jobs slip as homebuilding slides

Egg surcharges end at chain restaurants, including in Oregon, as prices fall

Public Safety

Oregon’s law enforcement entities report a 265% increase in immigration enforcement efforts

More states are tracking rape kits, but some federal funding may be slipping away

Health News

Hassett on healthcare coverage cuts: ‘Best way to get insurance is to get a job’

Oregon health Q&A: What’s the vaccine outlook for fall for COVID, flu?

Transportation News

Passage of Trump Tax Bill Imperils Rose Quarter Freeway Expansion and Caps

Education News

Oregon Schools Stand to Lose $73 Million in Withheld Federal Funding

International News

China retaliates against EU with a ban on European medical devices

New details emerge on Gaza ceasefire proposal as Netanyahu heads to the White House

Israel and Hamas to hold indirect ceasefire talks in Qatar

National News

Johnson on Texas floods: ‘We feel just as helpless as everyone else does’

Emergency expert warns of deadly ‘wall of water’ threat still looming in Texas

Death toll of central Texas flash floods rises to at least 79, officials say

At least 28 children killed in Central Texas floods, as death toll rises

National Campaign News/Polls

Here’s where Trump’s approval ratings stand on key issues

Democrats might be ‘overthinking’ strategy to recapture voters

Beshear: Democrats will ‘have strong candidates’ in rural states

Does Colorado Have the Secret for What Ails the Democratic Party?

National Political News

Trump signs ‘big beautiful bill’ at July Fourth ceremony at White House

Trump signs “big, beautiful bill” in July 4 victory lap

Social Security no taxes message on Trump bill raises eyebrows

Greene to introduce ‘weather modification’ bill

GOP megabill littered with special tax breaks

Inside Trump’s supercharged version of Bush’s “War on Terror”

Musk says he’s forming a new political party after split with Trump over tax cuts law

More 16- and 17-year-olds are gaining the right to vote. Could this become the norm?

Elon Musk acts on political threat over Trump’s signature tax cuts law

Tariff/Trade News

Bessent: Trump tariffs set to ‘boomerang back’ to higher rates if deals not reached

BRICS group condemns increase of tariffs in summit overshadowed by Middle East tensions

US tariffs on European goods threaten to shake up the world’s largest trade relationship

Trump Faces Crucial Week for Reaching Trade Deals

Tariffs return to April rates on August 1 without deals, Bessent says

Government Employee News

Bessent says DOGE principles ‘popular,’ Musk ‘was not’

Opinion

Editorial: Get back in the car, legislators. We’re not there yet

Opinion: Growth is a public good. Oregon needs to a better job encouraging it

NATO-Ukraine: A mutual investment in Euro-Atlantic security

Japan is a case study in how not to cultivate an ally

The GOP Gambles on ‘Trump Accounts’

Republicans just cut Medicaid. Will it cost them control of Congress?

As I See It: A cautionary tale from Oregon that makes the argument for science