States will shape Americaβs future as nation confronts a pivotal choice
A quarter millennium after its founding, the United States faces a stark choice that will define its future. In the years ahead, the country can…
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What Weβre Cooking This Week: Anchovy Toast With Condensed Milk
Youβll have to trust me on this oneβit sounds better in Spanish.
Read full article βStudy Finds Multnomah County Is Not Adequately Reimbursing the Average Preschool for All Provider
The news that Preschool for All costs more than itβs currently reimbursing will likely throw an additional curveball into conversations about the programβs revenue this…
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Oregon, 14 other states sue Trump administration to block school mental health funding cuts
Fifteen states on Friday sued the Trump administration to prevent millions of dollars in cuts to school-based mental health funding. The new lawsuit is part…
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Director of Oregon ethics commission to face external inquiry into alleged ethics violations
The Oregon Government Ethics Commission on Friday agreed to ask another state agency to probe allegations of ethics violations against its executive director, as commissioners…
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Trump guts election commission in move seen as increasing his sway over midterms
WASHINGTON β President Donald Trumpβs latest shot in a relentless war on how elections are conducted has triggered enormous concern among voting rights activists. As…
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Trump administration targeting statesβ DHS grants to force voting changes, House Dems say
The Federal Emergency Management Agencyβs guidelines to states on how to request funding under counterterrorism grant programs include potentially illegal demands related to election administration,…
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In deep red Idaho, support for ballot question on abortion access is spread across party lines
BOISE, Idaho β Suzanne Gallus is a Catholic woman and mother of seven who has been pregnant 12 times, and sheβs spent the past year…
Read full article βImmigration Lawyers Sue ICE for Oregon Detention Center Plans
The lawsuit is the latest chapter in the saga of ICEβs secretive plans for detention centers in the state.
Read full article βItβs One of the Portland Areaβs Few Psychiatric Units Tailored to Seniors. And Itβs Set to Close.
Hillsboro Medical Center leaders blamed staffing shortages and low patient volumes for the move. But regulatory filings suggest the 21-bed unit was far from empty…
Read full article βMiles Palacios Appointed to District 4 Metro Council Seat
The 4-0 vote to appoint Palacios came after he won a nail-biting May race for the District 4 seat.
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Public invited to comment on plan to possibly triple logging in eastern Oregon national forests
Officials at the U.S. Forest Service are proposing new management plans for eastern Oregonβs Blue Mountains that include potentially tripling the amount of logging across…
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As feds pull back, Oregon expands antitrust actions
The Trump administrationβs take on monopolies, mega-mergers and related activity, among the most important economic actions available to a government, often has been buried under…
Read full article βRedesign Plans for Outer Eastern Stretch of Sandy Boulevard Advance
The stretch of road in question runs between 201st and 230th avenues.
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Psychiatrist stripped of Oregon license over patient misconduct sat on AZβs Sex Offender Management Board
No one involved can explain why former psychiatrist Peter Morey was appointed to the Arizona Sex Offender Management Board last year, 15 years after his…
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Burglaries targeting Asian Americans in Oregon prompt changes to public safety law
An unrelenting string of burglaries targeting Asian Americans in Oregon inspired state lawmakers to give local judges more explicit powers to deny a suspectβs release…
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Republicans in Congress struggle with internal squabbles as time runs out on 2026
WASHINGTON β Republicans are campaigning to keep control of Congress for another two years, but their message about being the βgrown-upsβ in the room keeps…
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Read full article βMassive Prison Payout Highlights Dismal Financial Picture for State Insurance Fund
Escalating liabilities soar faster than lawmakers appropriate money to pay settlements.
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Columbia Gorge farmers seek pear disaster declaration, revised housing and overtime rules
Fruit growers in the Columbia River Gorge are seeking federal aid for a disastrous 2025 pear crop and asking state lawmakers to pause and revise…
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