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Oregon News

Former Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan apologizes and agrees to $3,600 civil fine in consulting scandal

ODOT criticized for ‘credibility problem’ as Rose Quarter project’s price tag expected to top $2B

Pacific Northwest leaders urge action as wildfire season nears without federal support

Oregon’s mental health needs outweigh its ability to provide services, report shows

League of Oregon Cities Says Ethics Commission Has Distorted Public Meetings Law

Oregon Political News

Oregon Developers Build Few Condos. A Pending Bill Aims to Increase Production.

Sanctuary fix sails through legislature

Kotek introduces bill to boost student outcomes, support schools

Central/Eastern Oregon

A probation officer in Oregon was fired for using a Nazi salute at work. An arbitrator restored his job

Southern Oregon

Grants Pass City Council sets goals to boost economy, home construction

Voters will decide 3 seats on Ashland School Board

City council advisors express concerns over city homeless policies

Ashland City Council moving forward with $5 park fee

Business/Economic News

Stock futures rise after ‘substantial progress’ is made in US-China trade negotiations

Natural Resource News

Farm groups ask Supreme Court to hear Monsanto’s appeal

Health News

Trump says he’ll sign order aimed at cutting drug prices by up to 80%

CBO: Letting Affordable Care Act subsidies expire would lead to millions losing coverage

Transportation News

Sean Duffy: Too many planes flying in and out of Newark now

Flights Could Be Disrupted Across U.S., Transportation Secretary Warns

Education News

Why student loan debt collections could be more painful than anticipated

International News

Zelensky to travel to Turkey for potential talks with Putin

Pope Leo XIV calls for Gaza ceasefire and peace in Ukraine

Zelensky, European leaders tell Trump they are ready for 30-day ceasefire

Trump says final living US hostage in Gaza is coming home

National News

Trump has sat for only 12 ‘daily’ intelligence briefings since taking office

Qatar’s royal family offers to donate jumbo jet to Trump admin ahead of Middle East trip

What to know about the Newark mayor’s arrest at an immigration detention center

National Campaign News

Wes Moore steps into a Democratic presidential spotlight

National Political News

Scoop: Dem seeks probe into reports Qatar plans to gift plane to Trump

Democrat threatened with arrest says DHS creating “environment of intimidation”
Trump admin eyes arrests for House Dems over ICE incident

‘Middle America Didn’t Trust What They Were Getting’

Republicans’ partial tax plan estimated to cost $5 trillion

GOP considers slapping big taxes on Gates Foundation and others

Trump’s firing of FEMA leader plunges disaster agency into uncertainty

Barrasso: ‘I don’t believe’ suggested habeas corpus suspension will ‘come to Congress’

Republicans stuck in the mud on Trump tax bill

House GOP spending chief: ‘I don’t think we’ll have a debt limit suspension’

Social Security chief ‘will ensure’ agency survives ‘the next 90 years, at least’

Trump again tries to defund NPR and PBS, sparking a new congressional battle

Tariff/Trade News

U.S., China say positive trade news coming Monday

Bessent cites “substantial progress” with China, Trump sees “total reset”

Lutnick says 10% tariffs here to stay, but insists consumers won’t pay for it

Are Trump’s tariffs making money? Watch this chart.

‘We don’t have a choice’: A business group decides to push back on Trump

Tariff troubles: A rubber duck museum is migrating to Canada to stay afloat

DOGE News

The hidden ways Trump and DOGE are shutting down parts of the U.S. government

Judge pauses much of Trump administration’s massive downsizing of federal agencies

Opinion

A free speech double-standard is hiding on the shelf of your local library

Autonomous in Oregon: A new spin on rural-urban divide

Editorial: The easiest decision ever for Josephine County’s commissioners