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Oregon News

Oregon cracks down on hunters using thermal imaging cameras

Oregon cities unveil a new poll as they press for stronger anti-camping laws

Gas tax declines spur Oregon and other states to find new transportation funding

Oregon immigration advocates decry Trump’s use of wartime law to speed deportations

Oregon colleges and universities are not wavering amid federal attacks on DEI

Can hyper-partisan national politics convince both parties to support open primaries in Oregon?

Unlocking global potential for Oregon businesses

Open Primary Bill Would Enfranchise Oregon’s Largest Group of Voters

Are Trump officials eying sites in Oregon to hold undocumented immigrants?

Oregon becomes major hazelnut source for Ferrero

Oregon DMV offers options for customers ahead of federal REAL ID deadline

Oregon Political News

Oregon’s sperm and eggs donors might no longer be anonymous: Bill says offspring have right to know

Oregon lawmakers reveal plan to pay for urgent wildfire costs

Thousands submit testimony on proposed gun law changes 

Oregon Health Plan funding bill passes, sent to governor

Proposed bill aims to prevent workplace violence in healthcare

State legislators propose changes to Oregon’s kicker tax refund

Metropolitan Portland News

Multnomah County confirms it used short-term money to pay for long-term homeless services

Portland councilors discuss safety of storing oil in an industrial hub sitting on a quake zone

County Sends Data Dump on Homeless Services to Governor

City Councilors in East- and Westside Districts Hatch Ambitious Plan to Build Sidewalks

Ousted Oregon politician posed as elderly man to secure fraudulent bank loan, records say

Multnomah County officials predict less severe layoffs, report positive budget news after months of grim predictions

Willamette Valley News

Linn-Benton Community College board raises tuition, fees

Southern Oregon

Oregon organizations partner to provide grant funds to Douglas County

GP City Council postpones decision on large pay raises

Filing deadline is Thursday for upcoming May 20 special election

Ashland councilors to be presented with proposed increase in water rates

Business/Economic News

Appellate court orders more information unsealed in Nike sex discrimination lawsuit

Health News

Democrats hammer GOP on Medicaid after weeks of turmoil

Oregon health officials urge vaccination for measles

International News

Zelensky says Ukraine civilian infrastructure hit after Trump-Putin call

Netanyahu says Israeli strikes across Gaza that killed hundreds are ‘only the beginning’

Trump and Putin agree to an immediate ceasefire for energy infrastructure in Ukraine conflict

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty sues Trump administration over canceled contract

5 takeaways from Trump-Putin call on Ukraine ceasefire

National News

Roberts rejects Trump’s call for impeaching judge who ruled against his deportation plans

Trump DOJ refuses to answer judge’s questions about deportation flight details

Tensions mount as judge demands more answers about deportation flights

Federal judge rule’s Trump’s USAID shutdown likely violated the Constitution

Federal judge blocks Trump administration from banning transgender people from military service

Social Security Administration to require in-person identity checks for new and existing recipients

Judge blocks Trump administration from terminating $14 billion in ‘green bank’ grants

National Political News

US House member introduces articles of impeachment against judge who ruled in deportation case

James Carville: ‘I don’t have a good image of the Democratic Party’

Trump spokesperson: ‘We played a little game of catch me if you can’ on deportations

Kinzinger dares Trump to charge him for Jan. 6 panel role: ‘Bring it’

Government Employment News

DOGE staff entered the U.S. Institute of Peace with D.C. police help

Trump administration moves to reinstate 24,000 federal workers after judge’s order

‘You are not to return to duty at this time’: Federal workers on paid leave after firings rescinded

Opinion

Schumer surrenders, but so do Senate Republicans

The impact on US elections if Canada and Greenland were states

Opinion: Oregon can reduce health care costs by stopping hidden facility fees

Opinion | To Really Get Peace in Ukraine, Consider Why Putin Started the War