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Wednesday, May 28, 2025: Gov. Tina Kotek announces new council to grow Oregon’s behavioral health workforce – chaired by her wife
Latest News & Opinion Stories
Oregon News
Oregon’s effort to bridge the digital divide at risk after Trump’s announcement
Gov. Tina Kotek announces new council to grow Oregon’s behavioral health workforce – chaired by her wife
Oregon increases budget to fight wildfires, federal hiring reaches 84% of target
Oregon Political News
Oregon lawmakers vote to expand the state’s plastic bag ban
New Oregon law allows tribes to petition for removal of state control from tribal affairs
State Rep. Bobby Levy weighs in on bills close to family business while lawmakers weigh regulations
Oregon child welfare agency has ‘undone’ part of rule requiring public inquiry into child deaths, senator says
Metropolitan Portland News
Portland added people last year for the first time since 2020, population estimates show
Portlanders View Emergency Medical Response as Top Priority, Survey Shows
Portland to hit residents with another new fee on top of historic water, sewer rate hike
Central/Eastern Oregon
Wasco County wildfire burns nearly 1,800 acres
Willamette Valley/Salem News
State extends deadline to weigh in on Coffin Butte’s air pollution permit
Southern Oregon
Wyden blasts GOP budget bill at Medford town hall meeting
Business/Economic News
U.S. Steel situation gets even stranger
AI is perfecting scam emails, making phishing hard to catch
US housing finance chief tells Powell to lower interest rates
Tesla shares rise after Musk says he’s back at his companies ’24/7′
Corporate America’s retreat from DEI has eliminated thousands of jobs
S&P 500 rallies 2% as Wall Street’s roller-coaster ride whips back upward
Health News
RFK Jr. pulls COVID shot recommendation for kids, pregnant women
The CFPB wanted medical debt to be left off credit reports. That’s changed under Trump
Transportation News
Congestion pricing stays alive in New York City
Education News
Trump administration pursues termination of Harvard contracts
After-school programs, a boon for learning, could face Trump cuts
Energy & Environment
After reaching historic lows, hydropower generation in the Northwest expected to rise in 2025
Energy secretary ‘passionately in support’ of lower Snake River dams
International News
Trump cautioned Netanyahu to avoid steps that undermine Iran nuclear talks
What to know about King Charles’ Canada speech and how it relates to Trump
Trump Says Putin Is ‘Playing With Fire’
National News
US stops scheduling visa interviews for foreign students while it expands social media vetting
NPR sues Trump, asserts executive order to slash funding violates First Amendment
National Campaign News
Trump’s 5-step push to keep GOP control of the House in ’26
Democrats fall behind GOP in popularity: Poll
Haley Stevens leads Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate head-to-head matchup: poll
National Political News
The GOP’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ has an ugly way of protecting Trump
Trump admin asks Supreme Court to restart South Sudan deportations
Trump’s drug price plan may hinge on Congress
GOP declares war on GAO
The Memo: Trump paints himself into a corner on Putin and Ukraine
GOP fears Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ is ‘debt bomb’
5 ways the ‘big, beautiful bill’ could impact Americans
Trump: Canada ‘considering’ free Golden Dome for its statehood
Republicans aim to punish states that insure unauthorized immigrants
Tariff/Trade News
Consumer sentiment jumps after U.S.-China trade truce
Trade Crime Is Soaring, U.S. Firms Say, as Trump’s Tariffs Incentivize Fraud
The US and EU are in a showdown over trade. What does Trump want and what can Europe offer?
Government Employee News
At Veterans Affairs, plan for sweeping cuts tanks morale
Top Interior official escorted out by security after reportedly resisting DOGE
DeSantis slams Congress for not acting on DOGE cuts: ‘Betrayal of the voters’
Defense Department ends DOGE-initiated weekly activity reports
Opinion
The GOP’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ has an ugly way of protecting Trump
DEI stifled my medical career. Remove this divisive racial ideology from education.
Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ is going to be a big ugly problem for small business