Oregonβs minimum wage rises 50 cents per hour this week
Oregonians making minimum wage will get a 50-cent bump per hour beginning Wednesday, resulting in an average of $573 more per year for someone working…
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US Supreme Court deals blow to Trump, ruling states can accept ballots after Election Day
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that states can count mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day, a blow to the Trump administration and some…
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Protesters in D.C. rally for priorities to counter Trumpβs 250th anniversary programming
WASHINGTON β Activists rallied, danced and marched in the nationβs capital Saturday as they laid out their vision for the future of the United States…
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Nearly every proposed Oregon initiative wonβt make it onto the November ballot
Oregonians proposed nearly 90 changes to state law or the Oregon Constitution for the November 2026 ballot, and a dozen of those petitions with priorities…
Read full article βSince When Does the Post Office Discount Its Stamps to Anyone?
Hasnβt the post office suffered enough? Thatβs why Iβm urging stamp users to do the right thing and buy real stamps.
Read full article βHead Up the Gorge and Go Rafting on the White Salmon River
You will get soaked.
Read full article βWhat Weβre Cooking This Week: Pressgurka, Swedish-Style Pickled Cucumbers
While youβll need to hit Ikea for the lingonberry jam, the cucumbers are easy to make.
Read full article βVisit Delicious Oregon
In 2016, we identified nine diners, food trucks and one boat worth a pit stop when journeying through Oregon. Since then, a few things have…
Read full article βReaders Respond to ECT, Council Travel and the Westward-Facing Elk
βIt still points in the same old direction, facing the West Hills, looking back at its home and herd.β
Read full article βA Portland Teenager Found a $3 Lakers Jacket at Goodwill. Heβs About to Make a Quarter of a Million Dollars.
Worn by NBA star Wilt Chamberlain, the jacket is going to auction at Sothebyβs.
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When teens drive less, they donβt register to vote. Hereβs how civic groups are adapting
American teens are driving less than in previous decades, prompting civic advocates to warn that fewer young people may register to vote. Yet at least…
Read full article βFood Service Workers Share Their Favorite Budget Meals
For our Cheap Eats issue, we asked the prosβrestaurant workersβwhere to find the best deals.
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Researchers say they have a solution for Willamette River algal bloom. Whatβs stopping it?
The algal bloom that forms each summer around Ross Island in the Willamette River south of downtown Portland is expected to be especially bad this…
Read full article βCity Council Hears Appeals of Lloyd Center Redevelopment Plan
Next, Council will deliberate on the fate of Lloyd and take a vote July 8.
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The tab to keep a Pacific Northwest coal plant on standby keeps rising. Who will pay?
Electric utilities across the Pacific Northwest are fuming that their customers might be saddled with the costs of a coal-burning power plant that isnβt producing…
Read full article βRep. Suzanne Bonamici Moves to Impeach U.S. Education Secretary
In her House floor speech, Bonamici stood by a large poster board that read, βDismantling the Dept. of Education without Congress is illegal.β
Read full article βWhoβs Your Crawdaddy?
Call them crayfish, crawfish or crawdadsβcool off quick by getting hip deep in a creek hunting for these tasty crustaceans.
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Hereβs how Oregon is celebrating Americaβs 250th year of independence
Bigfoot is officially helping Oregon celebrate the countryβs 250th birthday.Β This September, the Dallas Area Visitors Center will host its second annual Bigfootstock, a one-day…
Read full article βProsperity Councilβs Report Challenges Kotek to Signal That Oregon Is Open for Business
The 15-member panel of business and labor leaders proposed four modest tax code changes, replacing the Climate Protection Program, and some less controversial reforms.
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Hundreds turn out to Willamette River for Yakama Nation lamprey celebration
OREGON CITY β Several hundred people turned out along the Willamette River on Thursday to celebrate a fish often misunderstood for its style but long…
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