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Oregon Political News

Ambiguity in Constitutional Change Penalizing Lawmakers for Walkouts May Factor Into Looming Legal Battle

Oregon may scrap 10-acre threshold for urban SWCD directors

Nearly one-fifth of jobs at Oregon state agencies are vacant, report shows

Oregon enrollment in state-funded preschool up, still lags national average

Oregon, other states sue over 7.5 billion robocalls to Do Not Call numbers

When Oregon Changed the Terms on Subsidized Housing Deals, Private Lenders Balked

Revised Oregon CAFO bill clears key hurdle, others remain

Wildfires

Wildfire season 2023: What to know ahead of summer

Lightning strikes ignite 2 fires in Fremont-Winema National Forest

Oregon Legislative Press Releases

News from the Regions

Portland Area

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler expresses ‘renewed hope’ that city-county homelessness agency can succeed

Clackamas County Commission advances $1.8 billion budget over sheriff’s protests

Longtime prosecutor says he will challenge Multnomah County DA Mike Schmidt

Report: Lloyd Center eyed for Portland ballpark project

Portland negotiating with Multnomah County over homeless spending

Despite protest, TriMet approves rate increase for Portland-Metro service

Are Lavish School Auctions a Crass Relic? Or the Way to Give Dwindling Classrooms a Future?

City Reaches Tentative Settlement in Americans With Disabilities Act Lawsuit Over Sidewalk Camps

Oregon Marine Board advises boaters pay attention, be prepared on waterways

Central Oregon Area

New urban renewal plan in Hermiston moves forward

City of Pendleton hosts housing strategies open house on June 8

E. Oregon vector control district adds drones to its arsenal

Eugene Area

Groups speak out as Eugene proposes budget cuts

Medford Area

Chuck Butler, civic leader, philanthropist and retired automotive dealer, dies at 83

‘Let ’em see if they like it’: Camp introduces young women to firefighting

Ashland Community Health Foundation awards $258,000 in grants to nonprofits

Lightning strikes ignite 2 fires in Fremont-Winema National Forest

Klamath Falls Area

Trial date set for $11.75 million lawsuit against Klamath Falls

Lightning strikes ignite 2 fires in Fremont-Winema National Forest

Southern Oregon Coast

New Regulations: Commercial troll salmon season

International News

Russia bans Oregon Gov. Kotek, Attorney General Rosenblum, U.S. Rep. Hoyle

National Election News

Five takeaways from Ron DeSantis’s glitch-ridden campaign launch

Ag / Natural Resource News

More chinook salmon fishing approved for Columbia River

Opinion

Portland Area

Opinion: Transgender Oregonians deserve your respect

Roseburg Area

Guest Column: School boards should reflect community, voting needs to be safer

Medford Area

Editorial: The partisans are coming, and county offices are in their sights

OUR VIEW: In search of the Goldilocks Zone when analyzing election results

OTHER VIEWS: Oregon isn’t immune to book-banning cases