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Oregon/Northwest News

Oregon paid nearly $3 billion in tariffs, hit harder than other states, according to new report

Oregon Legislative News

Oregon transportation agency faces $200 million budget gap

Wildfire News

As Oregon burns and gamblers bet, lawmakers push back against wildfire betting markets drawing millions

All open fires banned in Linn County due to wildfire risk

Firefighters to engage directly with Hagen, Paradise and Horse Ridge fires

Merlin Hill fire tests firefighters on eve of extreme heat this week

Portland/Metro News

PPS mistakenly shared personal information of 3,500 students with military recruiter

Portland Amtrak train travel suspended due to Centennial Mills fire

Personal data used to set grocery prices? Not in Portland, councilor says

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Red flag conditions could mean power outages for these Eugene areas

Rogue Credit Union Expanding Support for UCC Students

Southern Oregon News

Former Asante nurse’s criminal drug-diversion case proceeds under retired judge

SOU Board of Trustees OKs $89.7 million budget

$488,500 highly rural transportation grant to assist local veterans

Immigration/ICE News

9th Circuit strikes down Trump mandatory detention policy

ICE says Salvadoran man dead following ‘medical emergency’ at Newark detention center

ICE chief divests detention giant stocks, recuses himself from contracts: Warren

National Campaign/Elections

Trump election order could disenfranchise voters, states argue

Republicans want to talk about James Talarico’s manhood. Talarico says let them.

National Political News

Blanche Formally Rescinds ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund in Bid to Smooth Confirmation

National Congressional News

Senate overwhelmingly advances stopgap funding bill aimed at preventing shutdown

Trump/Administration News

Park Service finds Trump’s arch would adversely affect dozens of historic sites around DC

Spending bill blocks Trump plan to politicize grants

Trump appeals judge’s ruling that accused him of manipulating courts in IRS lawsuit

Middle East Conflict News

Trump says Iran facing ‘last chance’ before ‘decapitation’

‘They feel emboldened’: Iran leaving Trump with no good way out

Opinion

Opinion: The Endangered Species Act works. We must protect it.

Commentary: ‘E pluribus unum’ is not a slogan. It’s a choice.