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Oregon News

‘Mommy’s coming’: Video shows what happened before ICE arrested parent outside Oregon preschool

Judge blocks ICE deportation of Iranian man in US for 26 years

5 things to know about Oregon PERS’ big bets on private equity, other ‘alternative’ investments

Trump administration wants Oregon to hand over personal food stamp data

Oregon Political News /Polls

Gov. Tina Kotek delays ODOT layoffs and announces August special session

Gov. Tina Kotek announces special session to secure additional transportation dollars, avoid layoffs

Oregon State Rep. Mannix files ballot measures to limit pretrial release, end estate tax

Oregon Gov. Kotek calls transportation funding special session just before Labor Day

Teachers’ Union President Angela Bonilla Eyes Run for Oregon Legislature

Oregon Wildfire News

Burdoin Fire shuts down popular recreation sites along the Columbia River Gorge

A look at megafires as an Oregon wildfire approaches the 100,000-acre mark

Oregon fire map & tracker.

Metropolitan Portland News

Clackamas County Jail deputies used cruel and unusual punishment, lawsuit alleges

Former Gladstone city councilor’s lawsuit raises new questions about cellphone public records

 Activists want City Council to close Portland’s ICE detention facility. Can they?

Southern Oregon

Josephine County downsizing halted plans to clear encampments

Longtime regional transportation leader John Vial cruises into retirement

RVTD to vote on service cuts Wednesday, public comment opportunity

Klamath Falls City Council approves construction project at Crater Lake-Klamath Regional Airport

Business/Economic News

Microsoft hack risk spreads as cybercriminals and nation-states pile in
Oregon’s workforce, higher education leaders hopeful for federal aid focused on workforce programs

Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries warns employers that threats to call ICE are illegal

Oregon company recalls tuna salad products that may be contaminated with listeria

Portland City Council votes to temporarily waive development fees to spur housing

110,000 ice cream bars recalled in Oregon, 22 other states

OpenAI upgrades bio risk level for latest AI model

GM says Trump tariffs cost automaker $1B

Education News

‘These are big bills’: Oregon’s student loan watchdog logs record high complaints

Bridges Program in Corvallis changes its ‘last resort’ narrative, gives students a second chance

 Education Department pauses student loan forgiveness under IBR plan

Energy & Environment

National Science Foundation staffers express concerns about ‘politically motivated and legally questionable’ Trump actions

Health News

Oregon scientists pit fungus against bacteria in the battle against antibiotic resistance

No one knows whether Trump’s $50B for rural health will be enough

FDA commissioner stirs debate over hormone therapy for menopause

AstraZeneca investing $50B in US, Trump calls it an ‘honor’

MAHA group makes hefty pitch backing Trump and RFK Jr.’s health agenda

Natural Resource News

Kotek signs bill that could help farmers manage water shortages

Transportation News

Gov. Tina Kotek announces special session to secure additional transportation dollars, avoid layoffs

International News

US government employee banned from leaving China

Iran’s foreign minister: US strikes ‘destroyed’ nuclear facilities

Zelensky neuters corruption watchdogs, sparking protests

Scoop: U.S. to mediate Israel-Syria meeting Thursday to avoid new crises

National News

Trump administration fights to keep ex-Trump lawyer Alina Habba as New Jersey federal prosecutor

Alina Habba not retained by federal judges as US attorney for New Jersey

Justice Department wants to interview Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell

‘One big, beautiful’ law provision on Planned Parenthood funding partly blocked by judge

The Memo: Trump fuels Epstein furor he wants to escape

FEMA search and rescue chief exits agency after Texas flood response

National Political News

Speaker Johnson refuses to allow Epstein vote as House set to recess early

Trump administration releases FBI records on MLK Jr. despite his family’s opposition

Trump rehashes years-old grievances on Russia investigation after new intelligence report

US House GOP to scatter early for August break amid pressure on Epstein files

Golden Dome set to get another $13B as project leader takes helm

5 things to know as the GENIUS Act becomes law

Senate Dems preserve shutdown leverage over Trump, GOP

Thune prepares senators to work first August weekend

Tariff/Trade News

Trump says a China trip is ‘not too distant’ as trade tensions ease

Trump announces ‘massive’ trade agreement with Japan

Trump says U.S. reached Japan trade deal with 15% tariffs

Opinion

Trump’s pharmaceutical tariffs will dig America deeper into medical debt

Tariffs won’t stop China if it wins the energy race 

Yet another Trump ultimatum falls flat in Moscow

Gabbard’s ‘seditious conspiracy’ claim is based on thin gruel

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