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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