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Oregon News

Gov. Kotek makes final plea to Biden to make Owyhee Canyonlands a national monument

Could Elon Musk end daylight saving time in Oregon? 

Oregon Political News

Gov. Kotek’s 2025-2027 budget proposal receives pushback

Metropolitan Portland News

Most Portlanders understood ranked-choice election, poll finds, but there’s work to do

Investigation into incoming Clackamas County Commissioner Melissa Fireside under review by Oregon Department of Justice

Central/Eastern Oregon

With more at large leaders on the horizon, Deschutes County talks districting

Willamette Valley Area

Settlement reached in Albany teacher strike after 10 missed school days

Southern Oregon

Costs for a new Grants Pass water treatment plant are climbing higher

State Rep. Marsh elected House assistant majority leader for policy

Business News

A judge has once again rejected Musk’s multi-billion-dollar Tesla pay package. Now what?

Microchip will close Arizona factory while it pursues federal subsidies to expand in Oregon, Colorado

Intel will pay $7M in severance to former CEO Pat Gelsinger, plus millions more in bonuses

DEQ fines Ohio-based company for NE Oregon asbestos violations

Malting barley industry battles ‘alarming’ acreage downturn

Hackers pivot from data breaches to total destruction

Public Safety

Justice Department announces sweeping reforms to curb suicides in federal prisons and jails

Natural Resource News

Oregon now accepting specialty crop block grant proposals

Forest service accepts applications for wildfire defense grants

Transportation News

Road crews prepare for severe weather

Health News

Head of OHSU Knight Cancer Institute resigns

Education News

How affinity groups and a student-centered English class built a sense of belonging at a Portland high school

GOP governors say they’ll aid in Trump’s mass deportations

Energy & Climate Change

Plot your course to net zero

International News

South Korea lifts president’s martial law decree after lawmakers reject military rule

France’s government looks on the brink of collapse. What’s next?

National News

Trump’s tariffs may be targeted at others — but they could impact you too

Jill Biden’s final foreign trip as first lady will close with her and Trump at Notre Dame cathedral

Parents, states press Congress to act on kids online safety bill

National Political News

Trump falls just below 50% in popular vote, but gets more than in past elections

President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers urge judge to toss his hush money conviction

Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter spurs broader discussion on who else should be granted clemency

Biden’s pardon of his son draws blowback from Republicans, a few Democrats

How Oregonians can get tickets for Trump’s inauguration 

Bentz discusses Pete Hegseth’s comments about women in combat

GOP senators take a closer look at Hegseth, setting up test of deference to Trump

Trump Dealt Setback as DEA Pick Withdraws, Pentagon Choice Scrutinized

RFK Jr. asks Aaron Rodgers if he’s considered politics in trailer for Netflix documentary

Hegseth faces growing GOP scrutiny as allegations mount

McConnell cries foul after 2 Democratic judges cancel retirement after Trump victory

Democrats press Biden to limit Trump’s ability to use military domestically

Trump team agrees to DOJ background checks for nominees

Trump’s private pep talk for Senate Republicans

Trump’s plans to remake America in 1 week

Opinion

Trump’s unusual labor secretary pick — Oregon’s Chavez-DeRemer — could have an impact at home