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Tuesday, April 15, 2025: Legislative Leaders in Both Parties Ask FBI to Investigate the 1989 Murder of Michael Francke

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Oregon News

Oregon governor joins labor, education leaders in effort to protect students from bullying, discrimination

Oregon DMV Discloses Discovery of 118 More Noncitizens in Voter File

Oregon food industry facing extreme uncertainty again, this time from Trump tariffs

Oregon Political News

Beaver bill moving through Oregon legislature is aimed at improving water quality

Legislative Leaders in Both Parties Ask FBI to Investigate the 1989 Murder of Michael Francke

Oregon NIL bill advances in Legislature; could conflict with House settlement

Oregon lawmakers to decide whether big tech should pay to support local journalism

Central/Eastern Oregon

Deschutes County sheriff gave false testimony in criminal cases, DA finds

‘Absolutely paralyzed’: Wall Street dealmaking stalls over Trump trade war

Willamette Valley News

Big changes ahead for student-athlete NIL deals. Here’s what it means for Oregon players

Acting superintendent named at state hospital following patient death

Southern Oregon

Ashland preschool is facing $27 million lawsuit

Business/Economic News

Trump’s economic tumult tests the oil industry’s patience

Natural Resource News

Proposed federal cuts jeopardize Pacific salmon habitat restoration, tribal rights

Transportation News

The gas tax already hits rural Oregonians disproportionately. lawmakers want to raise it 50%.

International News

Live updates: Both the US and El Salvador refuse to return wrongly deported man to the US

Civilian Death Toll in Ukraine Climbs as Putin Resists Trump’s Peace Drive

Trump blames Zelensky again: “Millions dead because of 3 people”

National News

Harvard professors sue Trump administration over funding cut threats

The biggest trial in Meta’s history starts Monday. Here’s what to know

Despite a court order, White House bars AP from Oval Office event

Immigrants without legal status must now register and carry documents, after court order

National Political News

In new poll, Americans tell Trump they don’t buy his No. 1 excuse on economy

Trump slams ‘60 Minutes’ for ‘illegal behavior’ after Ukraine, Greenland segments

Trump says he’s open to sending U.S. citizens to Salvadoran prison if they commit violent acts

5 things to know about the Trump, CBS feud 

White House to ask Congress to cut $9B in funds, including for NPR, PBS, USAID

Spotlight shifts to Medicaid, a make-or-break issue for Trump

Democrats demand action to return man mistakenly deported to El Salvador
Trump’s hardline stance

Risk of failure looms large as GOP starts drafting the ‘big, beautiful bill’

Tariff News

Trump considers pausing his auto tariffs as the world economy endures whiplash

China’s Xi says there are no winners in a tariff war as he visits Southeast Asia

Trump Signals Tariffs Are Coming on Computer Chips and Drugs

Trump says he’ll announce new chips tariffs over the next week

DOGE News

Trump plan would slash State Dept. funding by nearly half, memo says

Opinion

Voters are not happy with Trump’s trade war

Trump literally wants these 2 men arrested for criticizing him