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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