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Oregon Political News

Oregon’s early learning agency beset with turnover, mismanagement, employees say

Oregon prison watchdog says Tina Kotek’s top aides and corrections department stonewall him

 Turmoil Over First Lady Aimee Kotek Wilson’s Role Threatens the Governor’s Agenda

With abortion access making headlines nationwide, Oregon Health Authority launches abortion-access website

Advocates react as Oregon unveils abortion-information website

Oregon pays out $306 million in paid-leave benefits

Kotek promises to dog spending for homelessness and drug addiction programs

Oregon Election News

Voters seeking to keep Oregon lawmaker off May ballot put forth new evidence she may not live in the district

News from the Regions

Metropolitan Portland Area

City Staff Is Filling In the Blanks of What Was Left Unsaid In the Charter Reform Measure

Can Clinton Triangle, the Mayor’s First Large Shelter Site, Offer a New Beginning for Portland’s Homeless?

Oregon Coast

Conservationists to sue for better protections of Oregon’s coastal martens

Central/Eastern Oregon

Florida man says ‘yes’ to Milton-Freewater city manager position

Ports gain control of industrial lands on former Umatilla Chemical Depot

Hermiston City Council leaves commercial cannabis off ballot

Willamette Valley Area

Shedding physicians, buyer of Eugene clinic chain tells patients to seek care somewhere else

World War II ship being remade into home for homeless veterans

Vehicle slams into Lebanon chamber — again

Southern Oregon Area

Douglas County PIER selection committee makes recommendations for infrastructure grant funding

Bear Creek cleanup gets city help with planned storm water treatment facility

Business News

Why the U.S. could be on the cusp of a productivity boom

Natural Resource News

USDA gives organic product grants to nine Northwest firms

Health News

Shedding physicians, buyer of Eugene clinic chain tells patients to seek care somewhere else

Education News

Revenue-generating state lands pay out record dividends for schools this year

Should college essays touch on race? Some feel the affirmative action ruling leaves them no choice

Exclusive: Educators divided over AI’s impact

International News

Italy expands controversial program to take kids from mafia families

High-speed chase ends with massive cocaine bust in the Caribbean

In reversal, Netanyahu sending delegation to White House for Rafah talks

National News

Joe Lieberman, first Jewish vice-presidential nominee of a major party, dies at 82

Bodies of two people recovered in vehicle from Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse site

Utah lawmaker blames ‘diversity’ for Baltimore bridge collapse

Trump ramps up attacks on judge in hush money case after gag order

Global warming has slightly slowed Earth’s rotation — and it could affect how we measure time

Hunter Biden will seek dismissal of tax charges in court

Doctors join federal lawmakers to support abortion medication

Baltimore bridge collapse and port closure send companies scrambling to reroute cargo

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott discusses recovery efforts, path back from Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse

Former Watergate prosecutor weighs in on recent Trump gag order: ‘This is so unusual’

Trump lashes out at daughter of hush money trial judge

National Election News

Trump seeks to capitalize on Biden’s frustration with Israel’s Netanyahu

Andy Kim deals blow to New Jersey Democratic machine

Opinion

OUR VIEW: Asante probe should take as long as it needs to get things right

Opinion: Intel’s $8.5 billion CHIPS grant is a bet on Oregon’s future

Other views: Oregon needs to listen to its patients

Jonah Goldberg: Why Trump’s running mate is less likely to be Marco Rubio than Marjorie Taylor Greene

Wall Street Journal: Honey, we shrunk the GOP majority