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April 17, 2025
  • Lawmakers eye 25 bill limit
  • 'Stunning' new data on Multnomah homelessness
  • What Oregon stands to Lose — defying Trump K-12 order
  • Oldest music fest cut … death by taxes
  • Report: 6-figure $$ not enough in Portland
  • How much do we pay for homeless shelters?
  • School superintendent fired midyear
  • Complaint requests prosecution of St. Helens mayor
  • Lars Larson: Cops let felon loose for fear of hurting him
  • 82nd Ave of Roses parade cuts route by half
  • Bill expands water use exemptions
  • Bill restricts rent increases at mobile parks
  • Lawmakers Press BOLI on Prevailing Wage Decisions
  • Liberal sign next to liberal reality (photo)
  • No vote on ban on AI rents in Portland
  • OLCC aims to crack down on high-THC hemp products
  • One Week Among the Daily Portland Protests of Trump
  • OR Senate approves bill expanding police drones
  • Oregon unemployment saw an uptick in March
  • Portland School Board Debates Bond's Contents
  • Portland weighs hefty debt financing measure — "Clearly, we have a problem with managing our assets."
  • Sen. Anderson: Housing bill passes Senate
  • Statewide AFSCME Director Faces Challenger
  • Time to put an end to race-based school funding
  • WA Gov considered Nat'l Guard help at border
  • Wildfire $$ takes back seat
    • April 16, 2025
  • M114 tied up in court after ruling
  • How DOGE will impact mail for Oregonians
  • Salem faces cuts as levy vote looms
  • Bill lets lawmakers steal Kicker by force
  • Kotek to US Ed Dept: ‘Not changing'
  • New Tensions: City's Tiny Pod Shelters
  • House passes bill to ban smartphones in schools
  • Cops find drugs inside wrapped cookies
  • Group asks DOGE defund OHSU's primate research
  • DA in central Oregon bans sheriff from testifying
  • Lawmakers closer to prohibit student phones in schools
  • Oregon students lose visas amid immigration crackdown
  • Lawmakers consider revamping rebate to prioritize lower-income buyers
  • Bend says Jackstraw project will 'stabilize rent'
  • HB 2299: Bans AI generated illicit images, passes house
  • Intel says it will keep Oregon campus it had considered closing
  • AI won OSU T-shirt design contest?
  • Bonneville Power, Umatilla Electric celebrate new substation
  • Rep. Diehl: Call to action protect care providers
    • April 15, 2025
  • Editorial: How not to rebuild public trust
  • Sheriff placed on Brady list for lying in court
  • House OKs bill to reduce opioids
  • SB 1154 raises major questions for rural Oregonians
  • Drink tax would make Oregon less affordable
  • April 15th - 19 visuals on your wasted tax $$
  • Kotek, Education Dir. ‘hold the line' against Trump DEI threats
  • Kotek, BOLI: Initiative against student discrimination
  • Bill to stop ‘pharmacy deserts'
  • Details: State Hospital leader's sudden exit
  • Groundwater pollution bill and gov't inspections
  • New acting superintendent named at Oregon State Hospital
  • Rep. Owens: Historic Harney flood recovery
  • Temporary injunction against project labor agreement requirement
  • Wage theft bill that spares bad actors, passes
  • ACLU wants investigation of police presence at town halls
  • Grants Pass choosing new homeless campsites to comply with court order
  • Salem chamber supports city property tax increase 
  • Oregon lawmakers want FBI to reopen Francke murder case