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Oregon News

Oregon Gov. Kotek declares emergency for floods and landslides

New Oregon Department of Forestry Report Says PacifiCorp Wasn’t Responsible for Santiam Canyon Fire

Oregon exceeds goals for new rural shelter beds, but 6 counties have yet to hit their target

Oregon population growth among smallest in US: Census

Oregon Political News

Oregon budget writers offer up a spending framework — and a lot of uncertainty

Oregon cities unveil a new poll as they press for stronger anti-camping laws

Bill that could have offered utilities protection from fire lawsuits gets fix

Democrats’ Quest to Ban Flavored Tobacco Products Picks Up Steam

Oregon lawmakers explain their votes against the HALT Fentanyl Act

Metropolitan Portland News

Portland Apartment Construction Falls to Lowest Level in More Than a Decade

Portland Parks Are On This Year’s Budget Chopping Block

Enrollment Projections Spell Trouble for Portland Public Schools

4 Portland agencies will stop collecting this ‘inequitable’ fee from residents, other customers

Multnomah County homeless spending under fire ahead of Portland business forum

Central/Eastern Oregon

Reward offered for info on Central Oregon wolf killing

How federal funding cuts are affecting one small school district in an Oregon community that voted heavily for Trump

Willamette Valley News

Environmental groups sue Eugene utility, alleging failure to protect salmon and trout

Albany planners OK climate friendly areas; North Albany residents not happy

Southern Oregon

Gov. Kotek declares flood emergency for southern Oregon, parts of Willamette Valley

Grants Pass to make one of its homeless camping sites more wheelchair-friendly

Medford students to visit Alba, Italy, for sister city exchange

Filing deadline is Thursday for upcoming May 20 special election

Business/Economic News

FBI warns of possible Outlook, Gmail cyberattacks

Fed Dims Economic Outlook, Citing Uncertainty Over Tariffs

How Trump is putting the world’s economic policy on hold

Public Safety

Congress can help keep teens safe with app store parental approval

Transportation News

Lawmakers express frustration with ODOT’s transparency

Amtrak CEO steps down amid Musk calls to privatize

Trump taps Bryan Bedford to head FAA

Oregon bill aims to give drivers more control over data collected by their cars

Health News

If bird flu jumps to humans, immunity from seasonal flu may offer some protection

“It really is a terrible disease”: Oregon health officials weigh in on preventing measles infections

Education News

Too Many High Schools

Energy & Environment

Trump administration approves exports from major LNG project

Jury finds Greenpeace must pay more than $650M in case over Dakota Access protest activities

International News

Zelensky backs Trump’s proposal for limited ceasefire with Russia

Trump proposes US ownership of Ukraine’s nuclear plants

Trump tells Zelensky he’ll address issue of abducted Ukrainian children

War-Torn Congo Has a Deal for Trump: Kick Out Rebels, Get Minerals

Trump attacks prompt Canada, Europe to reconsider expensive purchases of U.S. weaponry

National News

Judge gives Trump administration 1 more day to turn over deportation flight info

Venezuelan deportation judge “beating a dead horse,” DOJ says in scathing reply
What to know about Humphrey’s Executor, a case key to Trump’s plans

Radio Free Europe sues Trump administration over funds termination

Judge declines to temporarily block DOGE takeover of US Institute of Peace

Social Security requiring in-office visits for millions of recipients, applicants

Which Social Security offices are expected to close this year?

Judges Fear for Their Safety Amid a Wave of Threats

Defense Department restores Jackie Robinson webpage after outcry

Here are all the ways people are disappearing from government websites

Federal judge blocks Trump administration from banning transgender people from military service

National Political News

Murkowski: Republicans quiet out of fear ‘they’re going to be taken down’

Trump ratchets up fight against judges, rivals

Voters boo Nebraska Republican over Musk, Ukraine, Trump tariffs during raucous town hall

GOP lawmakers conflicted over Trump’s clash with judiciary

White House escalates attacks on judge in deportation case: ‘Egregious abuse of the bench’

Trump doubles down on attack against judge after Roberts rebuke

House Democrats ask GAO to review DOGE impact at DHS

Musk Donates to G.O.P. Members of Congress Who Support Impeaching Judges

Trump administration ends “segregated facilities” ban in federal contracts

Tariff News

Powell: Trump tariffs will ‘delay’ progress against inflation

Government Employment News

The drama isn’t over for federal workers

Opinion

Panama will not give in to Trump’s canal threats

For education reform, restore power to the states

Trump didn’t kill the penny — inflation did

Can the Supreme Court defuse Trump’s judicial brawl?

Fisheries and groundwater: A tale of two resources