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Oregon News

Trump administration challenges Oregon over voter rolls in lawsuit

Oregon voter rolls case highlights national confusion over American Samoans’ citizenship status

Oregon schools get some relief from rising retirement costs amid tough budget season

Resignation of Crater Lake head leaves Oregon congressional delegation concerned, clueless

Oregon found in contempt, faces hefty fines for delaying admissions to state psychiatric hospital

Kotek, other Democratic governors call Trump’s use of National Guard troops an ‘alarming abuse of power.’

What to know about Trump approval ratings in Oregon

Oregon Political News

Oregon education accountability bill passes Senate. What’s next?

OLCC Ratifies Bottle Bill Changes

Vacant Oregon House seat filled by former school superintendent

Oregon Democrats set near-final tax proposals for major transportation package

Oregon’s governor and medical board proposed a bill with a controversial word in it. BIPOC legislators objected

Oregon House Republicans fail to force vote on limiting transgender girls to boys sports teams

Oregon Wildfire News

What does heat and drought mean for Oregon fire season?

Metropolitan Portland News

Portland to pay $8.5M settlement to descendants of displaced Black families

Portland mayor stands by improbable pledge to end unsheltered homelessness this year

In Portland, intensive reading tutoring delivers eye-opening results, propels some children to grade-level in months

‘Embarrassed for our city’: Prosper Portland board’s fissure with City Hall widens amid leader’s controversial exit

Oregon Coast

Facing federal closures, Job Corps students and staff in Astoria weigh their futures

Newport’s historic Yaquina Bay Lighthouse expected to reopen this fall after renovation

Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center to open new retail pharmacy, enhancing community access to care

Willamette Valley/Salem News

After community pressure, Oregon governor approves extradition of suspect in Eugene-area anti-Asian burglaries

State bill orders Coffin Butte Landfill to watch its methane

Can Albany voters be swayed by gas tax? Here’s what a survey says

Why UO’s budget gap is expected to worsen

Southern Oregon

A new tiny home community for homeless seniors is coming to Medford

Tribe gets back Klamath River ancestral lands after 120 years

Combating Douglas County’s ‘child care desert’

Jackson County passes budget with massive reserves

Robinson votes ‘no,’ Yunker votes ‘yes’ on bill scrutinizing Oregon’s offensive geographic names

Unanimous Medford City Council OKs $679M biennial budget, a 28% increase

Grass fire near Phoenix 100% lined, 100% mopped, ECSO dispatch traffic indicates

June 1 marks start of Fire Season for Jackson & Josephine Counties

As support for national parks wanes, Crater Lake’s former leader says he had to walk away

Business/Economic News

Trump cuts to business aid programs alarm entrepreneurs, advocates

Musk and Trump are over. Silicon Valley is just getting started.

Natural Resource News

Farmworkers fear reporting sexual harassment to federal anti-discrimination agency under Trump

Health News

Medicare cuts in play as Senate GOP hones budget bill

Transportation News

Gas tax increases, new funding streams for ODOT proposed

Education News

Trump officials are vowing to end school desegregation orders. Some parents say they’re still needed

International News

Colombian Presidential hopeful shot at Bogotá rally

Palestinians say at least five people killed by Israeli gunfire near Gaza aid centers

National News

National Guard faces off with protesters hours after arriving in Los Angeles on Trump’s orders

National Campaign News

Trump says Elon Musk could face ‘serious consequences’ if he backs Democratic candidates

Democrats fend off GOP in San Antonio mayor runoff election

National Political News

Trump’s new travel ban set to take effect amid escalating tension over immigration enforcement

What to know about Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to LA protest

In his second term, Trump turns to emergency powers to advance his agenda

Trump says there will be ‘strong law and order’ as National Guard faces off with protesters in LA

U.S. Senate GOP will try to drag Trump’s mega-bill across the finish line

Editorial cartoons for June 8, 2025: Trump-Musk fight, budget impact, Ukraine drone strikes

Trump deploying National Guard to quell protests in Los Angeles despite Newsom’s objections

This is how Trump’s pick for surgeon general uses her social media platform to make money

The Legal Issues Surrounding Trump’s Plan to Use Troops to Suppress Protests

Speaker Johnson teases follow-ups to the ‘one big, beautiful bill’

Trump says he’s meeting with military leaders at Camp David

Newsom mocks Hegseth, Trump over ‘job well done’ post on National Guard

GOP looks to win over Collins, Murkowski on Trump bill

Texas Republican says LA is ‘tip of the iceberg’ as deportations nationwide ‘about to go way up’

GOP braces for first ‘test run’ on codifying DOGE cuts

Revamped Senate AI provision faces quick opposition

Trump’s domestic drama could overshadow G7 amid feud with Elon Musk

Mistakenly deported migrant returned to US to face indictment

AI regulation moratorium dropped in Senate budget package

Trump shrugs off possible reconciliation with Musk

Trump might be the most accessible president ever — for spies or scammers

What to know about counterprotests to Trump’s June 14 parade

House Republicans make their choice: ‘It’s President Trump, not President Musk’

13 House Republicans urge Senate to save green credits

Tariff/Trade News

New disputes emerge ahead of US-China trade talks in London

Tariffs challengers cite Trump administration officials’ own words

Government Employee News

DOGE can access Social Security records, Supreme Court says

Trump administration asks to pause court order to reinstate laid off Education Dept. employees

Opinion

The unlikely sanctuaries: Republican Oregon counties make since-recalled Trump list

Editorial: Blinders on, legislators press on with SB 916

Opinion: Why we need SB 916 – unemployment insurance for striking workers

What’s the matter with Ohio? Trump tariffs are a loser even in Red states.

Trump’s palace coup leaves NASA in limbo

Fix the wealth gap by changing the corporate tax code

Musk has money, but Trump has power