Oregon voters on Tuesday passed most local fire, school funding proposals
Just one school bond measure of nine failed and three of 16 fire funding proposals failed to pass on Nov. 3, among more than 80…
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Oregonians can comment Nov. 10 on PGEβs proposed rate increase
Oregonians can tell state regulators Nov. 10 their thoughts on the stateβs largest utilityβs latest efforts to raise their electricity bills for an eighth year…
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Bookstore owned Oregon Sen. Wydenβs wife to pay nearly $1.5M after wrongly receiving pandemic loan
The New York City-based Strand Book Store, owned by the wife of U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, has agreed to pay the federal government nearly…
Read full article βUnion Calls for Outside Investigation Into Prosper Portland Executive Directorβs Contracts With Friends
The union that represents employees at Prosper Portland are requesting that Mayor Keith Wilson and the Prosper Board hire an independent investigator to look into…
Read full article βDocumentary Spotlights Richard Neuberger, Oregonβs βFirst Celebrity Candidateβ
The late U.S. Senator served from 1954 until his untimely death in 1960.
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Democrats won Congress. Now they have to figure out how to deal with Trump.
WASHINGTON β Democratic leaders in Congress have just a couple months to decide how they want to balance investigations into President Donald Trump and his…
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Young home shoppers still priced out without help, according to survey
The age of the typical first-time homebuyer last year remained stuck at a historic high of 40 years old as younger people continue to get…
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Oregon missing unified data collection, complaint process for farmworkers, report says
Oregon lacks a unified system to track data and handle complaints about working conditions from farmworkers who make up the backbone of the stateβs multi-billion…
Read full article βMagazine Shop Chess Club Is Making Moves to Downtown
The niche publication retailer took a bet opening as a magazine shop in 2024. A year and a half later, itβs moving into a bigger…
Read full article βOregon May Weather Fiscal Turbulence Better Than Most States Thanks to a Growing Rainy Day Fund
Oregonβs rainy day fund grew by $200 million in the most recent fiscal year, not quite fast enough to outpace the growth in state spending.
Read full article βMultnomah County Official Calls Trumpβs Election Monitor Visit a Non-Event
Over a brief 25-minute visit, two attorneys looked at tabulation machines and toured the county facility for an overview of operations.
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Wildfire survivors pack courtroom for PacifiCorp lawsuit
Oregon Public Broadcasting first published this article.Β Dozens of wildfire survivors packed the Oregon Supreme Court on Tuesday to hear arguments over whether electrical giant…
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Oregon judge allows Multnomah County climate lawsuit against fossil fuel giants to advance
The fossil fuel defendants in the case had sought to have the climate case dismissed, saying state governments did not have the power to regulate…
Read full article βNYC Bookstore Owned by Sen. Ron Wydenβs Wife Will Pay $1.5 Million for Improper Federal Loan
The store was ineligible for the loan because owner Nancy Bass Wyden is wife of a U.S. senator.
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Commentary: Democrats won on Tuesday. Now comes the hard work of solving Oregonβs challenges.
Tuesdayβs elections across the United States were historic. The political landscape of the nation changed in a single evening. The political landscape in Salem did…
Read full article βOHSU Union Objects to C-Suite Exit Packages
Research Workers United says it was βdifficult to learnβ about $1.8 million severance package for departing top lawyer. Itβs not the only notable recent exit…
Read full article βWelcome to WWβs 2026 Give!Guide
These great organizations serve as the backbone of the Portland-area community. Please jump in with all youβve got.
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Oklahoma City man accused of sending threatening letters with white powder to election officials
OKLAHOMA CITY β An Oklahoma City resident has been arrested following accusations that he sent more than 700 threatening letters to officials around the country.Β …
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Idaho voters reject abortion rights initiative Prop 1
Idaho voters rejected Proposition 1, the ballot initiative that sought to legalize abortion in the state up to fetal viability or in emergencies, and would…
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What to know about Oregonβs 2026 election results
Nationally, the electoral blue wave Democrats hoped for turned out to be more of a tsunami, washing away longtime Republican strongholds. In Oregon, where Democrats…
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