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Oregon News

Oregon agencies begin to grapple with Trump’s federal funding freeze

Oregon ‘kicker’ rebate expected to be $1.7 billion

Oregon groups join economic blackout planned for Feb. 28

Oregon Political News

Oregon Rep. Cliff Bentz on US House budget resolution that would mean hundreds of billions of Medicaid cuts

With federal funds at risk, bills face a difficult path through Oregon Legislature

Oregon lawmakers have $350 million more for next budget, economist says

Oregon lawmaker tries again to ban the use of plastic trash bags used as luggage for kids in foster care

High schooler in Hillsboro crafts legislation to prevent high school vaping 

City’s Unions to Mayor and City Council: Don’t Cut Represented Labor in Budget

Under the Terms of a New Bill, PPS Would Have Paid Striking Teachers $8.7 Million

Lawmaker loses confidence in public defense leader, calls for National Guard response

A second Oregon government shuts down its DEI committee

Oregon bill could require aerial landfill monitoring

Oregon’s ‘sanctuary’ laws face new challenges as lawmakers push for immigration enforcement

Metropolitan Portland News

Multnomah County Awards a Billion Dollars in Contracts Each Year Without Lobbying Rules

Trump policies could cut funding for Multnomah County services. It’s making planning impossible, officials say

City and county leaders question joint homeless strategy at Wednesday session

Oregon Coast

Oregon county’s deflection program offers incentives to encourage drug users to stick with treatment

Willamette Valley News

GAPS projects $6 million shortfall next year

Southern Oregon

Proponents seek to revive Jordan Cove LNG terminal, pipeline

U-Turn for Christ says homeless people need structure and rules

Lawmakers try again to secure money to help fund rural counties

Medford School Board declares NMHS gym as an ’emergency’

Rogue Valley musicians unite with benefit concert for The Brothers Reed member

Klamath Basin snowstorm largest in 32 years

Business News

Billions of dollars at stake for farmers hit by Trump funding freeze, pause on foreign aid

The Recreation Industry and Trial Lawyers Battle Over Liability Waivers

Craft brewers say Trump’s aluminum tariffs will raise the price of a six-pack

Egg prices could jump another 41% this year, USDA says

Trump Reverses Course on Venezuela, Revoking Chevron Oil License

Natural Resource News

Egg prices could jump 41% this year, USDA says, as Trump’s bird flu plan is unveiled

Bill would block Chinese ownership of Oregon ag land

Transportation News

In Extraordinary Hearing, ODOT Explains Billion-Dollar Budget Blunder

Rural Truckers Are Paying Too Much and Urban Car Owners Are Paying Too Little

Health News

Unvaccinated child dies in Texas outbreak; first death among more than 120 people infected

Education News

Trump administration seeks to end ‘race-based’ programs in schools; teachers union sues

Energy & Environment

Live updates: The EPA wants to repeal a landmark environmental finding, jeopardizing climate regulations

International News

High-level EU-US diplomatic talks are called off as transatlantic tensions rise

Trump says Zelenskyy will visit the White House on Friday to sign US-Ukraine minerals deal

Donald Trump is top topic as Liberal candidates vying to replace Canada PM Justin Trudeau debate

National News

Supreme Court briefly pauses order for Trump admin to imminently release foreign aid 

Judge tells Trump administration it has less than 2 days to resume USAID funding

Immigration officials say everyone living in the US illegally must register. What does that mean?

Supreme Court seems likely to rule for Ohio woman claiming job bias because she’s straight

Federal judge blocks Trump funding freeze, saying it produced a ‘nationwide crisis’

National Political News

Trump’s social media video garners pushback from Arabs and Muslims in U.S. and Gaza

House Republicans pass budget resolution, clearing a key early test for Trump agenda

Trump administration creates registry for immigrants who are in the US illegally

Trump sees ‘a thirst’ for his ‘gold card’ visa idea with $5 million potential path to US citizenship

The Trump administration sets the stage for large-scale federal worker layoffs in a new memo

Democrats blast U.S. House GOP budget, predicting potential cuts to Medicaid

Trump’s face on money? Lawmaker to propose $250 bill with president on it

‘Is Anyone Unhappy With Elon?’ Trump Defends Musk at First Cabinet Meeting

Troubles loom for Johnson on Trump budget bill

Musk dominates, disparages federal workers at first Trump Cabinet meeting

Republicans dig in heels against restricting Trump powers in shutdown talks

Trump threatens lawsuits, ‘NICE NEW LAW’ over anonymous sources in books

Senate Democrat: Musk, Trump ‘proving every single day they do not know what they are doing’

OPM instructs agencies to turn over plans for mass government layoffs

Marjorie Taylor Greene: Federal workers ‘don’t deserve’ their paychecks

GOP lawmakers sound alarm over Trump’s Ukraine strategy

Opinion

Opinion: Comeback or ‘doom loop’? Portland will be what we make it

Elon Musk is wearing out his welcome at the White House

The Democrats’ hypocritical constitutional crisis

CBS must defend our free press, not settle Trump’s $20 billion lawsuit

How Republicans are going to blow it and put Democrats back in charge