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Oregon Political News

New I-5 bridge renderings show potential designs for new $6B span

Pork Bowl: Lawmakers Propose to Spend at Least $43.5 Million in Last-Minute Appropriations on sports

‘Historic’ campaign finance limits on track to be set in Oregon

Task force to reduce suicide deaths in Oregon passes Legislature despite objections over ‘firearms’ in title

Oregon planned to mark 250 years since Declaration of Independence without giving tribes a voice. 2 lawmakers changed that

Launch of Oregon’s new unemployment claims system ‘relatively smooth’ but long waits for help persist

Oregon’s employment drops by 4,900

Oregon Audits Division Pledges Greater Transparency After Shemia Fagan’s Moonlighting Scandal

Skip Your Court Date? That’ll Now Land You a Misdemeanor

Wildfires

PacifiCorp wants to limit wildfire liability. OR’s AG is skeptical

Oregon Legislative Press Releases

News from the Regions

Portland Area

After serial blunders by Portland city attorneys, Oregon public records laws likely to remain unchanged

Northern Oregon Coast

Inoperable weather buoys at mouth of the Columbia River stir concern

Salem Area

Salem-Keizer teachers hold rally as strike date nears

Central/Eastern Oregon

Service commemorates Army Depot explosion

CTUIR to build walking paths for students, community members

No electronic signs need apply in Pendleton’s Historic District

Roseburg Area

Oakland School District attempts another bond in May primary

Adapt’s Opioid Treatment Program expands help in new location

Ellen Porter to represent Southern Oregon on state commission

Medford Area

Turning down $2.6 million in state money, Ashland council votes to close 24/7 shelter

Recovery houses in Oregon provide crucial transition in path toward drug-free life

Klamath Falls Area

Hundreds of thousands of salmon released in Klamath River die in ‘large mortality’ event

Klamath Falls City Council approves Ewauna Rowing Club five-year agreement

Southern Oregon Coast

Agencies board EL Conquistador and collaborate on efforts to have it removed from Coos Bay

International News

Gaza Ceasefire Talks Extended Despite Facing ‘Difficulties’

National News

Momentum builds in homelessness case before SCOTUS

House approves spending package to avert shutdown

Speaker Johnson urges GOP lawmakers to maintain decorum at State of the Union

National Guard members to patrol NYC subways, Hochul says

New York reinstituting bag checks in fight against subway crime

National Election News

Nikki Haley suspending presidential campaign after Trump wins Super Tuesday

RFK Jr. gathers enough signatures to appear on Nevada’s ballot, campaign says

Texas GOP leaders begin purge of Republicans who defied them

Business News

Labor Unions End Proxy Fight at Starbucks, as Both Sides Agree on ‘Foundational Framework’ for Collective Bargaining

Boeing hasn’t provided documentation about panel that blew out in midair: NTSB chair

Opinion

Southern Oregon Coast

Guest Column: Open letter to Oregon State Sen. David Brock Smith and Rep. Court Boice