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Oregon News

Oregon, nine other states hit 2013 goal of getting 3.3 million electric vehicles on roads by 2025

Governor talks state agency accountability, Trump Administration impact in Oregon

Oregon immigration advocates decry Trump’s use of wartime law to speed deportations

Oregon Political News

Oregon’s legislature passes Medicaid tax extension in bipartisan vote

Gov. Tina Kotek has stayed largely silent about the Trump presidency. Will that approach pay off?

Oregon lawmakers keep pressure on Trump administration to rehire BPA workers

‘Kicker’ tax refund under fire as lawmakers seek reform 

Federal workers bemoan Trump cuts in town hall with Oregon Democrats

Oregon Republican lawmaker reads sexually explicit passage on House floor to call out bill that would ban book bans

Oregon Senate approves renewing tax to bolster state’s Medicaid program

‘Trump will not win,’ Janelle Bynum vows at packed Oregon town hall

Metropolitan Portland News

How to participate in Portland’s budget process

Portland Lawyer Again Files Ballot Initiative That Would Make County Pay Crime Victims

Longtime Parent Activist Launches School Board Campaign for Suddenly Open Seat

Gary Hollands Drops Out of School Board Race

Central/Eastern Oregon

More than $2.9M coming to Northeastern Oregon school districts

Willamette Valley News

OSU raises tuition amid federal funding concerns

Southern Oregon

Reclamation anticipates adequate irrigation supply for the Klamath Basin

Amid hiring freeze and federal firings, Roseburg VA feels little impact

Southern Oregon soaked by record rainfall and widespread flooding after weekend storm

Business/Economic News

Wall Street sees no guard rails for Trump 2.0, with Bessent embracing MAGA

Wall Street gains after last week’s tumble

International New

Israel launches new strikes at Hamas and promises ‘increasing military strength’ after talks stall

Trump says he’ll speak with Putin Tuesday as he pushes ceasefire plan

Why are the Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks stuck? An explainer on the latest

From France comes a call for Trump’s America to return Lady Liberty. Here’s why it won’t happen

Trump threatens Iran with “dire consequences” if Houthi attacks continue

Danes, others begin to boycott U.S. goods: ‘Trump really looks like a bully’

National News

Judge lashes out at Trump admin over deportation flights

New York Post says Musk is ‘way out of his lane’ in calling for impeachment of Judge Boasberg

Navy warship is sent to the southern border to carry out Trump’s immigration plans

A professor from Brown University was deported to Lebanon without explanation, despite US visa

ACLU asks judge to force Trump administration to say if it violated court order

Exclusive: Navajo Code Talkers disappear from military websites after Trump DEI order

National Political News

Trump tries to void Biden’s pardons, blaming autopen. Many presidents have used it

Trump visits the Kennedy Center as he puts his mark on the national arts institution

Homan on deportation flights: ‘I don’t care what the judges think’

Trump administration pushes to have deportation case reassigned to another judge 

Jan. 6 investigators hit back at Trump over pardon threat: ‘Do it. Or shut up’

Trump ‘disappointed,’ vows to ‘fix’ Kennedy Center after first tour

Schumer: Democrats have ‘a real direction now’

Trump Escalates Push Against Legal Norms

Amid ‘DEI’ purge, Pentagon removes webpage on Iwo Jima flag-raiser

Tariff News

Trump doubles down on reciprocal tariffs: ‘April 2 is a liberating day’

Homebuyers, remodelers set to pay more as tariffs on lumber and appliances take effect

Government Employment News

Fired workers return to federal agencies — but are put on paid leave

Appeals court denies Trump’s bid to immediately reverse fired federal workers’ reinstatement

Trump administration guts board of US Institute of Peace. Group says DOGE arrives

Federal employees unload on Trump at Democrat’s town hall

Opinion

The reality of going on strike

Conservatives claim to be fighting antisemitism. Don’t believe them.

Putin’s real goal: Destroy NATO