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Oregon News

Oregon will receive more than $61 million in Powerball tax revenue

Oregon ombudsman report says DHS could have prevented woman’s death in Sandy

Judge rules against parts of Oregon unemployment overpayment process

Oregon Political & Election News

Oregon secretary of state candidates focus on need to restore trust in office during first debate

Amid staff shake-ups, Kotek’s office hires a new education adviser

Metropolitan Portland Area

Portland water treatment plant costs soar past $2 billion; city claims ratepayers won’t get soaked

We Asked the Three Leading Candidates to Succeed U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer About Gaza

What We Know About Drug Smuggling Into Multnomah County Jails

Portland pays $167,000 to settle lawsuit over Mayor Ted Wheeler’s text messages

Oregon Coast

Congresswoman Hoyle secures $4 Million in funding for workers housing

Central/Eastern Oregon

Forum features Senate District 29 candidates in Milton-Freewater

Southern Oregon Area

Shady Cove fighting governor’s potential veto on infrastructure

La Clinica to take over operations of SOU’s student health center

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Business News

Dow drops 422 points as hot inflation scrambles rate outlook

America the slot machine

Fed officials expected inflation-cooling process to be “uneven,” meeting minutes show

Natural Resource News

Counties request ‘adequate’ water for agriculture, Klamath Project irrigators head to D.C.

‘Salmon Wars’ Episode 5: The crime

Health News

Unionized Doctors at Legacy Health File NLRB Complaint Over Reduced Shifts

Bloomberg News: Health care is still too costly for Americans

Lunchables found to contain relatively high lead levels

Education News

Incoming Ashland schools superintendent to speak Thursday night

International News

European court ruling on climate may affect pending cases, including in U.S.

National News

The US Postal Service wants to hike stamp prices again in July. Here’s how much you’ll pay

Why beating inflation is turning out to be as hard as losing weight

Lunchables found to contain relatively high lead levels

Consumers feel pinch as inflation remains elevated for third straight month

EPA imposes first national limits on “forever chemicals” in drinking water

National Political & Election News

Congress summons Boeing CEO to testify following new whistleblower charges

Group of Republicans blocks FISA bill with spy powers deadline looming

Greene leaves Johnson meeting with no deal to avert ouster threat

Former CIA chief: Trump ‘was not qualified at the time, and he is not qualified today’

Democrats nervous Trump wooing centrists from Biden

McCarthy takes shot at Gaetz scandal when discussing his ouster

Republicans panic about post-Mike Johnson meltdown

Scoop: Biden plans order to limit southern border crossings by end of month

Opinion

Editorial: Gold Hill water project money is a needed investment