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May 08, 2026
  • Dems question fed wildfire response in OR
  • Haven't received your ballot? Here's what to do
  • Kotek cartoon sums up her priorities — No on Measure 120
  • MultCo coul ban needle exchanges near schools
  • Multnomah County security costs have skyrocketed
  • Portlanders sound off about increasing the arts tax
  • Readers respond: schools, economies need each other
  • Troubled Housing Bureau names 3rd leader in 6 months
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    May 07, 2026
  • DOJ threat to sue MultCo over homeless services
  • GOP governor candidates spend millions
  • Portland arts leaders rally for tax reform
  • Senators urge agencies not to comply with election order
  • Lars: The MAC club car bomber's red flags.
  • Business owner slams MultCo needle program — considering ban near schools
  • Judge demands communications records from DA — after he called her unqualified
  • Portland has more than 1,600 affordable housing units sitting empty
  • Can residents save Lakeview? — facing financial peril
  • Homelessness likely to increase through 2027
  • Lawsuit: State Police violated law, shared data with ICE
  • Major Disruption Coming to I-5 in Portland
  • MultCo budget cuts could hit school programs
  • Multnomah Athletic Club to reopen within weeks
  • Oregonians to honor Nat'l Dayof Prayer — 74 events
  • PPS faces a budget reckoning
  • Readers respond: Focus on big issues, not foie gras
  • Readers respond: Where is leadership on homeless?
  • Third GOP governor debate
  • What Portland's DSA City Council Built on May Day
    • May 06, 2026
  • Other states have higher gas taxes. Why we pay more? — $5.30 OR v. $4.48 U.S.
  • Brewer cancels C/Mayo event for GOP, but not Dems
  • Homelessness likely to increase in Portland?
  • State Police been sharing personal data with DHS
  • Only televised Governor debate now online
  • Teen charged after thousands in damage in Eugene fed building
  • Kotek holds briefing regarding challenging wildfire season
  • When should Gov'ts keep public out of meetings?
  • (death by Gov't) Biden blocked Spirit merger. They die. Medford howls.
  • Meet the candidates for Senate #6
  • MultCo debates needle distribution ban near schools
  • Oregon AG fights Nexstar-Teena merger
  • Pacific Power seeks rare ‘interim' rate increase
  • Why wasn't MAC car bomber forced into treatment?
  • 74 Oregon prayer events for National Prayer Day May 7th
  • Taxpayers Assoc. endorses Noah Ernst for METRO #1
  • Tunnel lights remain out after ODOT said they'd be fixed
  • 'We always find a way forward': President of COCC college