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Oregon/Northwest News

Oregon education funding committee recommends increasing school spending by $2.5B to $5B

State Meditates Another Huge Pay Bump for Oregon Health Plan Operators

Oregon State Hospital’s new superintendent loses job he started in July

A leadership fight is brewing inside Oregon’s largest teachers union

Oregon Legislative News

Tensions rise in Oregon Democratic party after physical confrontation with state senator

Oregon Campaign & Election News

Big Contribution From Electrical Workers Puts Kotek in a Difficult Spot

Wildfire News

Wildfire-relief bill passes Congress; payments will be tax-free with Trump’s signature

Big Grass Fire breaks record for largest Oregon blaze

With 46 fires burning, Pacific Northwest is nation’s fire hotspot

South Lane forest fire burning 16 miles from Cottage Grove

The Wrights Spring Fire grows to 52,531 with 5% containment

173rd Fighter Wing swoops in to support firefighting operations

Portland/Metro News

Portland proposes nearly $3.2 million in annual rent for Trail Blazers

Portland councilors back $120M for Moda Center, in key milestone toward Blazers deal

Oregon school district considers using eminent domain to seize church property

Sharon Meieran’s Plan for Multnomah County Raises Campaign Finance Questions

Central/Eastern Oregon News

Hermiston takes 1st steps to remove forever chemicals from water system

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Albany leaders to weigh street fee this week. Does it have the votes?

Southern Oregon News

Roseburg Mayor Larry Rich announces he will not seek reelection

Wood, charcoal fires banned in 3 Josephine County, several Jackson County parks

Josephine County Sheriff’s Office cancels FLOCK camera contract

Sen. Wyden’s ‘Reimagining Health Care for America’ tour comes to Medford

Terminated Asante NICU doctors criticize hiring of temporary physicians

AI/Technology News

Anthropic’s text watermarks signal new front in AI detection

Business/ Economic News

Plans for $440M downtown venue advance without funding commitment

Freight railroads lose challenge to crew size rule

2027 Social Security COLA projection adjusted, but could be largest in years: League

Inflation fell in July as Iran war marches on

Treasury Department repeals Biden-era reporting requirement for US businesses

$23.8M in payments going out to Grubhub diners, drivers: FTC

Disinflation Returns, Kevin Warsh’s Critics Hardest Hit

Education News

Oregon education funding committee recommends increasing school spending by $2.5B to $5B

Energy & Environmental News

Diesel desperation is mounting globally

Healthcare News

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signs late-term abortion bill into law

Rubio calls RFK Jr’s meat and sauerkraut menu ‘a crazy diet’

FDA chief: Cyclospora ‘effectively removed from the market’

Housing News

Media News

Rising: August 12, 2026

Court & Justice News

DOJ announces indictments in sham marriages case

Pirro, in rare move, convenes special grand jury in Washington

Lawsuit seeks to ban Trump Media from charging for early access to president’s posts on US policy

Immigration/ICE News

ICE to spend up to $20M on electric shock gloves

International News

Thousands sign petition calling for expulsion of US ambassador to Canada

An overnight Ukrainian blitz damages Russia’s Black Sea naval stronghold, Zelenskyy says

Sell Ukraine 10% of the US stockpile and ‘we will destroy all the Russians’ ballistic missiles,’ Zelensky tells CNN

Poll & Surveys

Trump approval takes another hit: Poll

National Campaign/Elections

Crowley defeats Hong in nail-biter Wisconsin governor primary: 5 takeaways  

Flanagan clinches Democratic Senate nod in Minnesota in win for progressives

Democrat John Larson loses to younger primary challenger in Connecticut

Darline Graham will face Ralph Norman in South Carolina Senate runoff

Congressional campaign stars

Why House Dems may go easy on one of GOP’s most vulnerable members

Socialist fever breaks: Takeaways from Crowley’s win

National Political News

Senate Democrat presses DHS for results on Lewandowski review

GOP worries time running out on Trump’s agenda with Congress

“Woke 1 was crazy”: AOC seeks do-over on 2020-era rhetoric

National Congressional News

The Roll Call and 535 deep dive on permitting reform

Trump/Administration News

State Department establishes task force to end ‘birth tourism’

Leavitt to leave White House press secretary role, Trump says

Trump pushes boundaries of Supreme Court losses

Trump administration to spend at least $900 million on White House construction projects: Report

After Patriot Games’ MAGA vibes, Trump can’t shake Congress

Close aides, but no Cabinet officials, joined Trump in airport catering truck

President Trump finally addresses if he’ll seek a third term in the White House

Middle East Conflict News

Trump snaps back to economic warfare in struggle to make Iran tap out

European nations condemn executions in Iran

Ex-diplomat: ‘No one’s in total control of the Strait of Hormuz’

Iran live updates: Trump says US has total control over Strait of Hormuz

Inside the White House bet that Netanyahu’s peace plan rejection is for show

Defense/Military

Rubio says Hegseth is a ‘cat guy’

Opinion

Make policy based on science, not on RFK’s lifestyle choices

Progressives aren’t the enemy — centrist inaction is

Postmaster General Steiner must resign

America’s hidden national security vulnerability

Inflation is still too high

Wacky Francesca Hong Almost Won in Wisconsin

The Iran War Is a Whole New Level of Quagmire for the US