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Oregon Political News

Gov. Tina Kotek will wait until after May 16 election to select next secretary of state

Oregon’s AG Ellen Rosenblum joins in call for federal gas stove rules

Democratic, Republican leaders schedule meeting for Wednesday as GOP walkout reaches 7th day

Oregon House Speaker calls on Rep. Brian Stout to resign after judge upholds sex abuse protective order

Kotek talks 2023 fire season, fire personnel shortages

Former Oregon governors discuss filling statewide vacancies

Oregon legislative proposal aims to streamline virtual charter school process

Wildfires

Oregon officials make predictions about 2023 wildfire season

Oregon wineries mull suing PacifiCorp over 2020 smoke damage

Oregon Legislative Press Releases

News from the Regions

Portland Area

Portland police partially reinstate traffic division after 2-year hiatus

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler to convene meeting on region’s rising ‘collective tax burden’

Portland’s safe rest village model has shown success helping people get permanent homes

O’Bryant Square will be demolished, but the park’s future is still undetermined

Lewis and Clark Bridge scheduled for mid-July closure

As Fatal Crashes Pile Up, Portland Brings Back Traffic Cops

Northern Oregon Coast

Second sinkhole discovered at Cape Kiwanda on coast

Gearhart council passes homeless ordinance

Central Oregon Area

What’s on the ballot in the special district election

Hermiston Council votes to begin Gettman Road Extension process

Albany/Corvallis Area

OSU College of Business to honor family businesses with excellence awards in Portland

Benton to figure out if it’s paying county employees fairly

In Albany, bus fares continue to be a thing of the past — for now

Roseburg Area

Public weighs in on homeless regulations

12 vying for four seats on Roseburg school board

Winston Economic Development Committee seeks new members

Dr. Gray interim CEO at CHI Mercy Health

Medford Area

GP City Council exploring ideas to ease park conflicts

Klamath Falls Area

Snowfall in Klamath National Forest above average

Klamath County Commissioners hold hearing regarding tobacco licenses

Social justice book club banned from Klamath County Library

Southern Oregon Coast

Exercise Caution: ODF issues yard debris burning advisory

International News

Migrants’ chances to enter US decrease as Title 42 disappears

Taiwan foreign minister: ‘We think that the war can be avoided’

National News

Mammograms at 40 is likely new federal recommendation for women

Jury finds Donald Trump liable in civil sex abuse case of E. Jean Carroll

Five takeaways from the Biden, McCarthy meeting on debt limit debate

GOP megadonor rebuffs Senate panel request for full accounting of Clarence Thomas gifts

Biden says rescinding unspent COVID-19 relief funds ‘on the table’

National Opinion

Dallas Morning News: Texas governor must act in wake of yet another mass shooting

National Election News

Trump says ‘desperate’ CNN made him interview offer he ‘couldn’t refuse’

Business

Oregon’s tourism economy reaches new heights in 2022, Travel Oregon says

Opinion

Portland Area

In an Unusual Circumstance, We Have Reversed an Endorsement

Central/Eastern Oregon

Reflections: When ‘news’ doesn’t feel like the news

Our view: Oregon draft transportation plan calls for a tripling of taxes

Albany/Corvallis Area

Miles Smith IV: More independents will require political parties to change

Medford Area

Hold off on that obituary for America’s newspapers

Medford council approves salary hikes for more than 150 city workers

‘Fire is a family’: ODF sends local crews to firestorm in Alberta, Canada

Klamath Falls Area

Column: Klamath County to consider new rules on where tobacco can be sold