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Oregon News

Oregon attorney general sues Trump over tariffs

Late-night email terminates Oregon Humanities funding

Oregon Political News

Lawmakers Ponder Raising Oregon Health Plan Payments for Primary Health Care Providers

Proponents File Ballot Initiatives to Move Hard Liquor Sales From State Stores to Grocers

Lawmakers untangling ‘granny flat’ rules from Oregon wildfire map

Metropolitan Portland News

AMR taps paramedics abroad to work in Multnomah County

Audit proposes a fix to address Portland’s quickly deteriorating infrastructure

Superintendent Armstrong presents ‘sobering fiscal cliff’ in budget proposal for Portland schools

Council-Requested Poll Show Portlanders Overall Would Prefer Cuts to Police Over Parks and Fire

PPS School Board Approves New Senior Leadership Pay Range

PPS Superintendent’s Proposed 2025–26 Budget Reduces 242 Positions

Metro Councilor Christine Lewis Seeks Clackamas County Seat

Portland police chief withdraws from political event over neutrality concerns

24-hour sobering beds come to SE Portland deflection center

Central/Eastern Oregon

Draft report by Oregon police agency blasts Deschutes County sheriff for lying

US Rep. Bynum talks health care, fight back in rural Oregon

Advocates ask courts to slow Forest Service project that would remove houseless campers near Bend

Willamette Valley News

Benton County staff recommend denial of Coffin Butte Landfill expansion

OSU faculty reaches tentative deal on contract

Southern Oregon

Southern Oregon cities ‘scrambling’ after FEMA cuts water project grants

Secretary fired by West, Baertschiger files federal lawsuit against them, county

Expansion at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center underway

Klamath Falls City Council sets incentives for geothermal users

Business/Economic News

Stocks Rally for Second Day, but Lose Early Momentum

Trump says he might call Powell to press for interest rate cuts

Americans souring on Trump’s economic strategy, polls say

Bessent demands fixes at IMF and World Bank: “They are falling short”

The European Union hits Apple and Meta with 700 million euros in fines

Under Lori Chavez-DeRemer, U.S. Department of Labor threatens criminal charges for employees who talk to journalists

Natural Resource News

Reclamation announces official full water allocation, water users express mixed responses

Health News

FDA milk quality testing program suspended after job cuts

What to know about RFK Jr.’s autism registry plan

Transportation News

How safe is safe enough? That’s the question for autonomous vehicles

Education News

Trump signs executive order targeting college accreditation process

Trump signs executive order incorporating AI into classrooms

International News

Vance Pressures Ukraine to Accept Russian Gains or U.S. Could ‘Walk Away’

 White House says Trump’s patience ‘running very thin’ with Zelensky

Trump’s end-game on Iran a mystery as clock ticks on nuclear talks

Longtime US allies say they have ways to fight back against Trump, and they’ll use them

Trump was once seen as an asset to right-wing populists abroad. No more

Days before Canada’s election, Trump makes more comments about Canada’s reliance on US

National News

Law firms fight for decisive relief from targeted Trump orders

Trump administration must follow court orders, most Americans say

Trump administration is still resisting the judge’s orders in Abrego Garcia deportation case

National Campaign News

McEnany on Ocasio-Cortez leading Dems in 2028: ‘Watch out for her’

Durbin announces retirement, capping off decadeslong career in Congress

National Political News

15% of young people see U.S. on right track under Trump, poll finds

House set to vote on overturning California gas car ban – defying internal watchdog

Senate Republican: Hegseth is ‘going to need some help around him’

Bessent says China status quo unsustainable, as Trump hedges on cuts

Tariff News

White House eases tone on China tariffs but says it won’t cut them soon

Trump administration announces plan to hike solar tariffs for 4 countries

Twelve states ask trade court to halt Trump tariffs

Lessons from Trump’s tariffs, Federal Reserve climbdown

Trump softens tariff tone amid empty shelves warning, market slump

DOGE News

DOGE loses its biggest advocate as Musk exits Washington

Trump cuts reduce ranks of Obamacare ‘fixers’ who helped consumers

Opinion

Opinion: Transportation package must be built on a foundation of safety

Why MAGA World is so protective of Hegseth

Crypto’s $10 trillion runaway train potentially threatens the financial system

Trump’s retribution campaign is criminal, but the Supreme Court gave him immunity

Unleashing American energy: A pro-growth path to secure energy dominance

The economic challenge facing Republicans