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Tuesday, March 4, 2025: Trump announces $100 billion in new U.S. factory investment by chipmaker TSMC

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Oregon News

Trump orders on gender-affirming care in Oregon blocked 

Oregon Employment Dept. braces for unemployment claims for federal workers

Oregon Political News

At Gresham town hall, Dexter addresses Democrats’ response to Trump

Spending on special education in Oregon needs a revamped formula, researchers find

Lawmakers consider permanent funding for helpline for farmers, loggers and fishermen

Bill Would Create $1 Billion Fund to Aid Utilities in Paying Wildfire Victims

Oregon bill to lower voting age to 16 for school board elections draws heated testimony

Oregon bill would assist in missing, murdered Indigenous people crisis

Oregon Coast

Police search for missing 2-year-old near Siletz in Lincoln County

Willamette Valley News

OSU faculty head toward mediation

Southern Oregon

Data breach at City of Roseburg: private information potentially exposed

Jackson County official comments on Wildfire Hazard Map ahead of town hall

Local police increasing speed patrols in March

Business News

Giant chipmaker TSMC to spend $100B to expand chip manufacturing in US, Trump announces

Trump moves to boost US timber supply and reduce construction costs

Trump says 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports will start Tuesday, with ‘no room’ for delay

Dow drops nearly 650 as worries build about the economy following Trump’s latest tariff announcement

Nasdaq Leads Indexes Lower With 2.6% Drop

Public Safety

Fewer than 2% of Oregon gun dealers inspected in recent years, records show

Natural Resource News

Portland’s airport hypes sustainable timber, but those lofty claims are more complicated than they seem

Judge adds U.S. Fish and Wildlife to order curbing DOGE firings

Health News

Kennedy sends mixed vaccine messages amid Texas measles outbreak

Education News

Foreign students say the threat of Trump’s executive orders is getting real

International News

France’s prime minister tears into Trump’s attack on Zelenskyy as a staggering show of ‘brutality’

Polish democracy hero Wałęsa says Trump’s treatment of Zelenskyy filled him with ‘horror’

Trump chides Ukraine’s Zelensky again for assessment of war with Russia

Canadian premier says he will cut off electricity exports to US ‘with a smile on my face’

Zelensky seeks thaw in relations with Trump

What military aid the U.S. is still providing Ukraine under Trump

National News

Poll: Majorities say state of the union is not strong, and Trump is rushing change

O’Malley: DOGE cuts could soon trigger Social Security system ‘collapse’

National Political News

Trump administration ends enforcement of small business ownership database

Government shutdown looms as president tries to assert new spending powers

GOP rep introduces measure putting Trump’s face on $100 bill

Trump dismisses GOP town hall backlash as result of ‘paid troublemakers’

Americans split over Musk, federal workforce cuts: Survey

Trump tariffs will cause price hikes on these everyday goods

Hegseth suspends offensive cyber operations against Russia: reports

Opinion

New proposal takes aim at threats to public officials

Opinion: How Oregon can help working families cope with rising prices

Our View: Oregon lawmakers can prevent news deserts

Op-ed: Please pass SB-702

We cannot defeat tomorrow’s enemies with yesterday’s budgets

Fired climate scientist: NOAA workforce reductions won’t make anyone safer

Exclusive: Mary Meeker’s warning for “USA Inc.”