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Oregon News

Oregon weighs curbing late-night bottle returns amid drug and homelessness concerns

The Oregonian Is Using AI to Draft Stories

Racing Commission Abruptly Reverses Policy That Reduced Disclosure of Revenue Sources

Vaccination Avoidance Rises in Oregon

Statewide Arts Group Sues DOGE and National Endowment for the Humanities

Oregon working on ‘guidance’ for local courthouses if ICE shows up

Pacific Northwest braces for ocean-monitoring blackout in federal budget slash

Oregon Political News

Oregon’s Congressional Democrats propose leveraging federal Job Corps to train more firefighters

Oregon bill would speed up process to rename locations with offensive titles

Metropolitan Portland News

Tension Builds as Portland City Council Tries to Balance a Fragile Budget

Multnomah County DEI Chief Departing for Vancouver After Three-Year Stint

Commissioner questions Multnomah County funding priorities in heated exchange: ‘I cannot in good conscience vote for this’

Oregon Coast

Trump budget would cut ocean data and leave boaters, anglers and forecasters scrambling for info

Central/Eastern Oregon

Oregon leaders agree the Lower Umatilla Basin’s nitrates are a crisis. But the funds aren’t there

Hermiston City Council approves $8M Amazon gift for RV park development

Willamette Valley/Salem News

County Confirms Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis Case at Lane Middle School

Salem-Keizer Public Schools looks to add staff, programs

Southern Oregon

Hefty Grants Pass city worker raises are on the City Council’s agenda again

Jackson County, TID officials cry foul over Emigrant Lake algae bloom notice

U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz to deliver keynote address at Oregon Tech commencement

Business/Economic News

Venture capital is stalling at seed

Managers penalize employees for unplugging, even as they recognize its value

Trump tells Walmart to eat the cost of his tariffs instead of raising prices

Natural Resource News

Environmental group sues feds over logging expansion plan

Fire restrictions in effect for public lands

Health News

WH study warns millions could lose health insurance if Trump budget bill fails

These Democratic governors are trying to curb health care for unauthorized immigrants

Lots has changed since Republicans last targeted Medicaid: ‘More red states have more skin in the game’

Transportation News

I-5 bridge tolls won’t begin until 2027. That could mean bigger bills for drivers

Closed-door negotiations create hard feelings as the Oregon Capitol awaits a transportation bill

Education News

A ‘garden’ where everyone grows: ‘Inside-out’ classes bloom bonds between inmates and Whitman College students

To help middle school mathematicians, a surprising prescription: Get them talking in class

International News

Israeli Cabinet approves resuming immediate humanitarian aid to Gaza

U.S. presses Israel and Hamas to accept updated offer for Gaza ceasefire

Russia Unleashes One of Its Largest Drone Barrages of the Ukraine War

National News

Biden diagnosed with “aggressive form” of prostate cancer

Trump, lawmakers wish Biden well after cancer diagnoses

How aging water systems are draining the US economy

Trump wishes Biden ‘fast and successful recovery’ after cancer diagnosis

Trump’s DOJ focuses in on voter fraud, with a murky assist from DOGE

National Campaign News

Democrats reflect on 2024 loss amid reports highlighting Biden’s decline

National Political News

Qatari jet “gives the appearance of a conflict of interest” for Trump, senator says

Trump Is Waging a Culture War on the Library of Congress. It’s Been Done Before.

Mike Waltz Fell Into an Age-Old Trap in Political History

Trump orders the government to stop enforcing rules he doesn’t like

Utah GOP Sen. John Curtis vows to be independent voice as he breaks with Trump over key issues

Khanna criticizes Trump agreement to put AI data center in Dubai: What about ‘America First’?

Pence on Trump’s Middle East trip: ‘Never been a fan’ of presidents ‘criticizing America on foreign soil’

Zinke says GOP budget won’t harm the needy: ‘People who deserve benefits are going to get the benefits’

Here are 5 takeaways from Trump’s first major foreign trip to the Middle East

Republicans look to get Trump’s big bill back on track with rare Sunday committee session

Tariff/Trade News

Prices will rise, Bessent says, as tariff pressure grows

U.S. may impose regional tariffs as trade deadlines loom, Bessent says

In states, tariffs aren’t yet producing the surge of foreign investment Trump is promising

Government Employee News

Undermined: A small federal agency was investigating dangers to miners. Then came DOGE

Opinion

We’re rural Oregon doctors. Medicaid cuts will disproportionately hurt rural Oregonians

Sourcing the news: Oregon bill opens discussion about paying for journalism

Editorial: A bargain-basement fine for Fagan’s broken ethics

Opinion: Oregon must refocus Medicaid on those who most need help

Trump’s New York state of mind

Democrats: Save Medicaid but don’t defend it

Netanyahu is not America’s ally — and Trump finally knows it