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Oregon News

Opposition packs hearing on Gov. Kotek proposal to update critical groundwater area protections

Who’s going to bat for Oregon’s most vulnerable?

EPA withholds $85 million meant to fund environmental justice projects in Oregon

If Trump Stripped Oregon of Key Instructional Programs, Why Isn’t the State Fighting Back?

Oregon officials failed to follow basic public contracting rules when approving $32.3 million for wildfire housing, review finds

Cyberattack hits Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Oregon Political News

Oregon lawmakers punt on bill to prohibit new livestock farms in state’s most polluted areas

Oregon Republican Party chair accused of not paying $110K owed to banks

Oregon GOP Chairman Resigns After Oregon Journalism Project Report About His Past

Bill advances to put Oregon’s Measure 114 gun control plan into effect

Oregon bill would give consumers another tool in fights against insurers

Wildfire bills get mixed reviews as a key legislative deadline looms

Motorcycle lane-splitting bill reintroduced in Oregon

Central/Eastern Oregon

In Warm Springs, tribal members and other central Oregon residents share budget feedback

Central Oregon cultural events canceled over safety concerns

Commission that regulates development in Columbia River Gorge faces uncertain future

Willamette Valley News

CAHOOTS service ending in Eugene, effective immediately

State pols consider forming a Coffin Butte Landfill task force

Southern Oregon

Grants Pass planning expansion of homeless camping site

Spring election filing met with crush of candidates throughout Jackson County

Irrigators likely to receive full water allocations, Reclamation says

Business/Economic News

Stocks Stage Furious Rally as Trump Pauses Some Tariffs

Dimon warns of recession, expects defaults as trade war worsens

Transportation News

The Gas Tax Already Hits Rural Oregonians Disproportionately. Lawmakers Want to Raise It 50%.

Boycott called over Avelo Airlines’ deal to run deportation flights

Health News

RFK Jr. says he’s ‘not familiar’ with $11b cuts to state and local health departments

Texas measles outbreak cases surpass 500

RFK Jr. ‘proud’ of Utah’s ban on fluoride in drinking water, hopes other states will follow

Oregon to receive $4M+ in multi-state pharmaceutical settlement

Education News

Preschool for All needs to spend more of its savings, do more outreach and training, audit finds

Loss of federal funding could devastate rural schools and counties

Energy & Environment

Trump declares war on state climate laws

Trump tells countries to ax talks on shipping carbon tax, or else

Insects are devouring Colorado’s trees, thanks to climate change: Report

6 in 10 now support nuclear energy: Gallup

International News

U.S. Cuts Foreign Aid Programs It Had Pledged to Keep

China issues travel advisory for US

National News

Social Security backs off cuts to phone services amid outcry

The Memo: Amy Coney Barrett becomes an unlikely hate figure for MAGA World

Judges to bar US from using Alien Enemies Act to deport some Venezuelans held in Texas and New York

U.S. says it is now monitoring immigrants’ social media for antisemitism

National Campaign News

Former Rep. Wiley Nickel is launching a Senate bid in North Carolina — giving hope to Democrats

National Political News

Trump hits pause on trade war

Relief sweeps Capitol Hill after Trump’s tariff U-turn

Cash-strapped states panic over end of Obamacare subsidies

Capitol agenda: Trump’s big test

House hard-liners press Senate GOP for details on spending cuts ahead of key vote

IRS chief to resign on heels of immigrant data deal: reports

Behind the Curtain: In just 80 days …
Trump replaces Patel with Army secretary as ATF director

Trump orders probe into ‘Anonymous’ New York Times editorial writer

Johnson aiming for budget vote Wednesday, but suggests support is not yet there

Stefanik returns to House GOP leadership and committees after UN nomination withdrawal

Johnson says the Trump budget blueprint vote is on, and it will pass

Tariff News

Trump scales back tariffs, except on China

Trump’s tariffs sparked blowback from all corners of his MAGA base

Apple scrambles to get iPhones to U.S. to beat tariffs

China, EU launch massive U.S. tariff retaliation

China retaliates with new 84% tariffs as global markets fall

Tariffs could lead to thrift store boom as other retailers falter

5 takeaways from the Trump tariff drama

Opinion

If Trump’s Trade War Implodes, It May Be Knives Out for Republican Populists

Opinion | The Biggest Threat to Public Education Is Coming From an Unexpected Place

Why Musk vs. Navarro Matters

Lavish Trump spending undermines public trust

Trump is taking the Monroe Doctrine global