Government
Proposed Washington County budget cuts will force families to lean on state for child support assistance
Washington County’s district attorney is not happy with the county’s proposed 2025-26 budget that would slice 19 full-time ...
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Oregon bill would allow youth to vote in school board elections
House Bill 3012 would let 16- and 17-year-olds vote in school board elections by 2029 Some Oregon ...
News
Minding the (legal) gap: Forest Grove’s Adelante Mujeres expands services amid immigration changes
President Donald Trump’s relentless shoves for mass deportations have left an aftershock of whiplash immigration policy — continuing ...
Environment
Oregon bill would speed up process to rename locations with offensive titles
Bill defines offensive as ‘insulting and derogatory’ to Oregon Native American tribes, or any race, nationality or ethnicity ...
Business
Craig Prins, appointed after bourbon scandal, plans to exit OLCC this summer
The head of Oregon’s commission overseeing liquor and marijuana plans to leave his position by July 1, he ...
Government
Federal chaos leaves Oregon’s economic outlook sluggish, uncertain, short hundreds of millions
Oregon lawmakers will have nearly $756 million less than they anticipated to spend in next two years, according ...
Food and Drink
Proposed federal SNAP cuts would leave Oregon families hungry, governor and senators warn
More than 700,000 Oregonians receive aid from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Oregonians will go hungry if congressional ...
Business
Former OHSU Big Pharma critic picked by RFK Jr.
Five years ago, working in Portland, Dr. Vinay Prasad was throwing stones from the side of the road. ...
Government
Kotek declares: ‘Fire season is here’ as Oregon gears up for dangerous summer
With the summer months approaching and wildfire risk already on the rise, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and state ...
Business
Oregon shoe giants ask Trump to drop tariffs on imported shoes, ‘tens of thousands of jobs’ at stake
Some of Oregon’s largest companies, including Nike, Adidas and Columbia Sportswear, are asking Washington, D.C., for exemptions to ...