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Oregon News

‘We are in the dark’ ‘Everything is a crisis’: Oregon Department of Transportation managers reported lack of communication, trust from agency leaders

Backlog continues to grow in Oregon’s labor bureau

Oregon public defense leader reveals new plan to stem legal crisis

Oregon Political News

Legislative lawyers clear state Sen. Lisa Reynolds over conflict of interest

Slate of bills to modernize Oregon water laws await votes in final month of session

Oregon bill would reduce administrative burden for patients seeking physician assisted death

Oregon poised to join most other states allowing governor to appoint vacant U.S. Senate seats

Oregon bill would force hospitals to provide clear, accessible prices of medical services

Oregon Wildfire News

Oregon Department of Forestry declares start of fire season, with permits and other requirements for outdoor burning, starting June 5 in NE Oregon

Metropolitan Portland News

Key county health director resigns

Portland’s brand-new City Council considers bringing in outside consultant to create ‘government reset plan’

Beaverton school board opens third-party investigation against board member after ‘anti-Israel activism’

Central/Eastern Oregon

Nonprofit that encourages Eastern Oregon students to consider health care careers fears potential loss of federal funding

Willamette Valley/Salem News

U.S. Rep. Bynum talks Trump at Albany town hall

Southern Oregon

Vote favors Josephine OSU Extension revival

Wildfire northeast of Chiloquin requires Level 1 ‘Be Ready’ evacuations orders

Business/Economic News

Fed lifts Wells Fargo restrictions placed after fake-accounts scandal

Alaska Airlines adds first European nonstop destination from Seattle

As consumers grow anxious about the economy, this bargain chain sets a sales record

Boeing will keep checking its own work, despite concerns renewed by Portland flight blowout

Natural Resource News

Farmer sentiment rises to highest level in four years

Logging, grazing benefit from Supreme Court limiting NEPA review

Health News

MAHA adviser: Report’s citation errors ‘great disservice’ to Trump, RFK Jr.

Lead, arsenic found in popular rice brands: Study

Trump administration rescinds emergency abortion guidance 

Oregon health insurers preview 2026 premium increases for individuals, small businesses

Education News

Senators object to Trump push to ax Education Department programs for low-income students

Dozens of schools, districts pass up summer learning money, citing tight timeline; others, like Portland, weren’t ever eligible

International News

US shifting Greenland military oversight in ownership push

Kremlin dismisses likelihood of Putin-Trump-Zelensky meeting

National Political News

Trump bill takes unfriendly fire from GOP allies

‘Disgusting abomination’: Elon Musk tears into Trump megabill

Ernst risks political blowback with ‘we all are going to die’ remarks

DOD civilians can now aid DHS with ‘internal immigration enforcement,’ per memo

GOP beats down key budget office over tax plan projections

Democrats hammer Vought over Medicaid claims: ‘Outrageous lies’

Musk Calls Trump Megabill a ‘Disgusting Abomination’

White House brushes off Musk’s harsh criticism of Trump’s billl

Trump Pressures Jittery G.O.P. Senators as Fight Erupts Over Bill’s Cost

Elon Musk gives Dems new anti-Trump ammo

Musk’s latest megabill bombshell exasperates GOP lawmakers

‘Big Beautiful Tweet’: Hard-liners rejoice at Musk’s megabill bashing

Ukrainian delegation to brief senators amid Russia sanctions push

Trump asks Congress to wipe out funding for public broadcasting

Trump pushes a July 4th deadline for big tax bill as senators dig in

New FEMA director tells staff he didn’t know there was a hurricane season

Tariff/Trade News

Trump administration extends tariff pause on Chinese-made chips for 90 days

Forecast shows trade war bogging down economic growth

What to know about tariffs: Key deadlines and rules

Trump promises to hike steel and aluminum tariffs to 50% starting Wednesday. Here’s what we know

Government Employee News

White House sends Congress request for $9.4B in DOGE cuts

EPA, Park Service take big hits in latest Trump budget plan

Weather Service rehiring at offices left ‘critically understaffed’ by layoffs

Exclusive: One-third of top U.S. cyber force has left since Trump took office

Budget documents reveal plan to grow DOGE

Opinion

The Constitution strikes back against Trump

Trump’s tax and spending bill faces Senate scrutiny amid public discontent

Whose Pork Do You Mean, Elon?

Ukraine’s massive drone attack came with a hidden message

Opinion: The Portlandia statue protects free speech and free assembly; the Portland City Council does not