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Oregon News

Gov. Kotek, state agencies brace for Trump impact on expanse of federal land in Oregon

Raymond Parenteau Built a Fortune From One of the Fastest-Growing Government Programs in Oregon

Oregon Political News

New state senator champions bills targeting childhood poverty, trauma

GOP Operative Targets Vote by Mail

Metropolitan Portland News

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson pitches $28M plan to end unsheltered homelessness

Two Portland public labor unions inch closer to a strike

Portland Public Schools says it may need to shed up to 228 positions to close $41 million budget gap

Coalition supporting renewal of homeless services tax likely to ask Metro to delay ballot measure

Central/Eastern Oregon

Wyden Decided Against Protecting the Owyhee. Oregonians May Not Get Another Chance Soon.

Turning waste into wealth

Southern Oregon

Homeless camping site now overnight stays only

Business News

Netflix and AI excitement send Wall Street to the brink of an all-time high

Trump’s energy emergency is a gift to fossil fuel firms. It’s likely headed to court

Musk clashes with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over Trump-supported Stargate AI data center project

Public Safety

Justice Department freezes all civil rights cases, including police investigations

Transportation News

Oregon, Washington enter uncertain moment for I-5 bridge project as Trump takes office

Health News

Federal health agencies told to halt all external communications

Federal health website scrubs ‘abortion’ search results

Study shows growing support nationwide for expanded access to abortion pills

Trump Order Seeks to Stop Virus Research That Critics Have Linked To Covid

Education News

Former secretaries dissect Trump plans to abolish Department of Education

International News

Trump threatens Russia with tariffs and sanctions if it does not agree to end war

National News

Travel canceled for refugees already cleared to resettle in the US

How the security clearances order could make the U.S. vulnerable

National Political News

House passes immigrant detention bill that would be Trump’s first law to sign

Justice Department orders investigation of local compliance with Trump immigration crackdown

Trump redesignates Houthis as foreign terrorist organization

Speaker Johnson forms committee to probe Jan. 6, Democrats’ original investigation

The most chaotic new committee in Congress

Opinion

COLUMN | Keep Oregon Moving: Oregon’s transportation system moved forward in 2024

President Trump, Crypto Billionaire