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Oregon News

Harmony Academy fills gap in Oregon’s youth mental health system

Biden approves aid for 11 Oregon counties’ storm damage

Oregon Political & Election News

Former lawmaker Brian Clem to spend $1 million in bid to elect moderate Democrats to Oregon Legislature

Big 1st quarter fundraising haul, huge independent outlay boosts 2 Oregon Democratic candidates for Congress

Primary preview: 2024 Oregon May primary election

Democratic candidates for treasurer tangle at forum

Quarterly Fundraising Numbers in 5th Congressional District Show Incumbent Lori Chavez DeRemer Outraising Democ

Campaign finance limits coming to Oregon in 2027

Metropolitan Portland Area

Multnomah County DA candidate Nathan Vasquez tells voters man “murdered” 4 women even though he has not been charged

Multnomah County homelessness chief resigns amid allegations he mistreated women

Former Beaverton mayor arrested after violating parole from child porn conviction, police say

The County’s Freshly Appointed Homelessness Czar Resigns After Allegations He Bullied Women in the Office

Labor Unions Outraged at City Council for Mulling Plan to Reduce Health Insurance Benefits

Container shipping halting again at Port of Portland

Salem Area

OSHA cites Coffin Butte Landfill after worker complaints

Central/Eastern Oregon

Bend spotlighted in national DEI backlash following hate speech

Willamette Valley Area

52 charged after closing I-5 in support of Palestinians

Oregon sees record-breaking increase in antisemitic incidents

Eugene named among best places to live in US

Southern Oregon Area

Wyden to visit Douglas County

Irrigators disappointed by Bureau of Reclamation’s 230,000 acre-feet allocation from Upper Klamath Lake

Wyden announces four Town Halls in Southern Oregon

Business News

‘Something will have to give’: IMF sounds alarm on US debt

Powell: Interest rates may stay high as inflation progress stalls

The “Tepid Twenties”: IMF projects slow global growth this decade

Natural Resource News

Irrigators disappointed by Bureau of Reclamation’s 230,000 acre-feet allocation from Upper Klamath Lake

Health News

Guest Column: Independent physician practices are disappearing, that’s bad for patients

International News

UK lawmakers back landmark bill to gradually phase out smoking for good

White House to announce new sanctions on Iran following Israel airstrike

China’s government is helping fuel the U.S. fentanyl crisis, House panel reveals

National News

Senate trial on Mayorkas set to start, but Democrats are likely to dispose of charges

Facing a Republican revolt, House Speaker Johnson’s plan for US aid to Ukraine, allies uncertain

Boeing whistleblower says 787 fleet should be grounded

Antisemitism has no place on college campuses but debate does, Columbia president says

National Political & Election News

Johnson takes plunge on Ukraine aid in face of ouster threat

Biden-Trump cash race heats up: 5 takeaways from latest fundraising

House may take up vote soon on national security bill

Mike Johnson’s race against the clock on foreign aid

GOP tensions erupt over Mike Johnson ouster threat

Civil war hits House GOP over foreign aid

Democrats throw Johnson a lifeline on motion to vacate

Opinion

Our view: Should hedge funds be banned from owning homes?

Our view: Legislature needs to deal with rising wildfire protection costs

Column: May primary is a perfect time for NAVs to flex their political muscle

OUR VIEW: Medford schools budget problem isn’t unique, but is still painful