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Oregon Political News
Bill to close gap in workers’ compensation passes Oregon Senate
State aid lags at Oregon’s public universities
Increased fee authority bill gains traction in Oregon Legislature
Kotek seeks funding for gaps in behavioral health care
Oregon COVID-19 News
Oregon businesses that flouted COVID-19 safety rules still owe state $800,000
Wildfires
Oregon officials say they warned utilities; encouraged power shutoffs before megafires engulfed state in 2020
Oregon Legislative Press Releases
News from the Regions
Portland Area
Portland schools want to ensure new history textbooks provide diverse perspectives
Gov. Tina Kotek asks state police to help Portland combat street racing, drunk driving, calls for more funding to reduce police training backlog
Multnomah County works to improve homelessness data
With Enrollment Cratering, Portland Schools Are Competing for Kindergartners
Mapps Proposes Eliminating Millions in City Dollars Set Aside for Advocacy Group Reimagine Oregon
Realignment in the works for Hermiston’s S.E. Second Street
Pendleton Arts Commission seeks two new members, plans future
Albany/Corvallis Area
GAPS meeting turnout high, still no in-person public comment
Changes ahead for Benton County health services?
Eugene Area
Delays expected Sunday on Ferry Street Bridge in Eugene
LRAPA to hold hearing on J.H. Baxter’s air quality permit
Roseburg Area
Roseburg VA Medical Center holds inaugural Justice Fair
Medford Area
Providence ER workers to hold union election, say staffing shortage puts patients at risk
City officials put Medford library on notice
Oregon Shakespeare Festival says it needs $2.5 million to save its season
Local home sales drop by nearly half
Klamath Falls Area
Klamath fertilizer company receives more than $250,000 in ARPA funds
Travel center truck stop plans discussed, approved at Planning Commission meeting
Southern Oregon Coast
Derelict Vessels: State creates new effort to clear the waterways
National News
Bureau of Land Management hiring 100 interns
Pelosi on calls for Feinstein to resign: ‘I’ve never seen them go after a man who was sick in the Senate’
Business
LA City Council members propose $30-an-hour wage by 2028 for hotel and LAX workers
Millennials became homeowners later than their parents and grandparents. Here’s why.
Opinion
Portland Area
Opinion: When it comes to taxes, let’s not ‘keep Portland weird’
Murmurs: Lawsuit Challenges Ross Island Permit
Increased fee authority bill gains traction in Oregon Legislature
Roseburg Area
Guest Column: Mass shootings are hurting our country
Guest Column: We are all victims of mass murder
Medford Area
OUR VIEW: OSF financial bombshell has audience on the edge of its seats
Southern Oregon Coast
Guest Column: Why we name our deputies
Guest Column: No American Is Above the Law, not Even Former Presidents