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Oregon News

Tax cuts in Trump’s bill could cost Oregon nearly $1B in revenue over next 2 years, state analysis says

Court ruling could lead to more gray wolf protections in eastern Oregon, Washington

Paying more for child care than your mortgage? You’re not alone

Oregon’s plastics recycling law sparks legal challenge from wholesalers

A new and free recycling program helps keep mattresses out of Oregon landfills

Oregon Political News /Polls

In the wake of tsunami warning, Oregon lawmaker calls for better state disaster preparedness

Kotek Considers Veto of Bill Allowing Physical Therapists to Perform Dry Needling

Oregon unions secure pay raises, more remote work flexibility for state workers

Constitution Party can challenge Oregon voter rolls but Judicial Watch cannot, judge rules

Oregon Wildfire News

Oregon fire map & tracker

InciWeb – Oregon Wildfire Tracker

Massive central California wildfire keeps growing and becomes state’s largest blaze of the year

Portland/Metro News

Colin Kaepernick makes surprise visit to Portland Public Schools, a new partner with his AI company

A shopping center’s demise brings frustration to East Portland

A Message Thread Among Progressive City Councilors Reveals They’re Tightly Coordinated

Oregon Coast

Tsunami warning cancelled but provides reminder to prepare for emergency

Willamette Valley/Salem News

How Salem is planning to meet goal of 23K new homes by 2035

A peek into the Linn-Benton juvenile justice system

LTD CEO gains new authority to sign employee settlement agreements

Southern Oregon

Split Ashland City Council OKs $1.8 million in raises

Grants Pass homeless grant process questioned

Josephine County commissioners pause a possible revival of local OSU Extension services

Urban home sales, prices, inventory rise in Jackson County for rolling quarter

OSP offering cash rewards for information on fish hatchery theft in Trail 

Klamath Falls City Council plans more public art, talks White Pelican Project

Business/Economic News

Oregon businesses brace for higher tariffs as global trade tensions start to weigh on economy

Kia recalls 100K cars because parts might fall off

Alaska Airlines previews new aurora-inspired look for global flights

Trump says Apple will invest additional $100 billion in the U.S.

Trump Slaps 100% Duty on Imported Chips, but Promises Exemptions

Tesla Autopilot verdict sends a chill across the industry

Education News

Portland State University shutters DEI office in effort to restructure

College applications outside US surge as Trump heightens examination of international students

UCLA has more than half a billion dollars in funding suspended by Trump administration

Energy & Environment

States scramble to complete renewable energy projects before tax credits expire

Health News

RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for mRNA vaccine contracts

Trump once hailed mRNA vaccines as a ‘medical miracle.’ Now RFK Jr. is halting advancement

Trump illegally froze 1,800 NIH medical research grants, Congress’ watchdog says

Ex-Trump surgeon general: RFK Jr. vaccine move ‘going to cost lives’

Legionnaires’ outbreak grows: What are the disease’s first symptoms?

Transportation News

Big projects, bigger problems: Oregon bridge, highway efforts face delays and steep costs

International News

Hiroshima survivors fear rising nuclear threat on the 80th anniversary of atomic bombing

Trump could meet in person with Putin as soon as next week, White House official says

Trump weighs meeting with Putin and Zelensky

Chinese nationals arrested for allegedly shipping AI chips to China

Trump doesn’t oppose Netanyahu plan for full Gaza occupation: U.S. officials

National News

60 years later, Voting Rights Act protections for minority voters face new threats

5 soldiers shot before arrest made at Army’s Fort Stewart in Georgia

ICE has a new courthouse tactic: Get immigrants’ cases tossed, then arrest them outside

Federal judge in Oregon blocks Trump’s cuts to humanities programs across US

Paul Ryan: Supreme Court likely to restrict Trump’s emergency tariff authority

Pentagon seeks to slash red tape for mass drone production 

National Campaign News/Polls

Trump wields influence over GOP and keeps potential successors vying for his favor

Why congressional redistricting is blowing up across the US this summer

Trump officials eye Indiana as redistricting war intensifies

Pritzker after Colbert calls Illinois district map ‘crazy’: ‘Kindergarten class’ drew it

Blackburn running for governor in Tennessee

GOP’s Rep. Lawler on Texas redistricting: ‘I think it’s wrong’

Slightly more Americans distrust federal economic data than trust it: Survey

Texas lieutenant governor: ‘We’re a red state, we deserve more representation’

Americans split on whether Trump support of Israel has gone too far: Poll

Texas Democrats who fled to Illinois faced bomb threat, police say

National Political News

Voice of America director says Trump officials are illegally ousting him

House Oversight Committee subpoenas the Justice Department for Epstein files

Miss United States accuses GOP Rep. Cory Mills of threatening to release explicit videos of her

DHS transfers FEMA staff to ICE amid hurricane season

DHS to open new ‘Speedway Slammer’ detention facility in Indiana

Are ‘pocket rescissions’ legal? Congressional watchdog says ‘no’

4 key questions as Bondi orders Trump-Russia grand jury probe into Obama officials

MAGA Antitrust Agenda Under Siege by Lobbyists Close to Trump

‘If this fails, he’ll have egg on his face’: Gavin Newsom bets political future on redistricting power play

Furious voters are flooding lawmakers’ town halls. Republicans aren’t worried.

Tariff/Trade News

Trump says he plans to put a 100% tariff on computer chips, likely pushing up cost of electronics

Trump to put additional 25% import taxes on India, bringing combined tariffs to 50%

Government Employee News

Weather Service expected to expand hiring efforts amid vacancies

Opinion

Oregon lawmakers who protect TikTok can count on my vote 

‘Trumpmandering’ — a nationwide scheme to undermine Black and Hispanic voters

RFK made a massive mistake by ending global vaccine funding

America is prepared for a strike on our nuclear weapons 

Behind the Curtain: What does AI owe YOU?