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April 17, 2026
  • Kotek to schools: Stop furlough days as budget fix
  • Lawsuit over controversial, costly climate program
  • MultCo leader suggests cutting 600 homeless beds — budget woes
  • A battle is brewing over Oregon's economic future
  • About Washington's new income tax
  • Albany considers changes to tree removal rules
  • Douglas Co approves grants, discusses homelessness
  • Eugene considers renaming César Chávez Elementary
  • Founder of disaster nonprofit embezzled $837K
  • GOP gov candidates face off in first debate
  • Kotek vetoes bill supported by her party
  • Lake Co DA suddenly resigns, cites lack of funding
  • Lars Larson endorses Diehl for Gov
  • Lloyd Center to Close to the Public Aug. 8
  • MultCo DA criticizes budget cuts
  • OR woman sentenced after stealing COVID benefits
  • Oregon among deadliest states for summer drivers
  • Portland approves housing after months of talk
  • Portland starts to raise millions for street repairs
  • Quietly Powerful MultCo Health Board Ousts Chair
  • Rank Voting busted the bank at elections office
  • Republican Candidates for Governor Raise Millions
  • School leaders call for funding formula changes — fed poverty data leads to cuts
  • Trump calls Gluesenkamp Perez Extremist
    • April 16, 2026
  • Social media influencer fined by Ethics Commission
  • Deadline to vote in May primary
  • Oregonian's guide to May primary voting
  • Portland social media star dies in questionable vacation incident
  • Man flees Oregon to escape death tax — is prospering
  • State policy leads mentally ill into homelessness
  • Portland wants new utility fee to fix roads
  • BLM timber sales worth millions
  • Climate Strategy Maps 48 Ways to Energy Poverty
  • Company acquires Alpenrose Clackamas facility
  • Controversial bill protects farm stands
  • HD 27 Dem candidates speak about primary
  • ICE facility to face new hearing over land use violation
  • Lane Co leaves unincorporated areas with little patrol
  • Law requiring insurance to cover abortion ruled unconstitutional
  • New maps assess health of sagebrush ecosystems
  • OHA announces funding for rural healthcare improvement
  • Ousted OHSU CEO Made Colleagues Uneasy
  • PPS Introduces Metric to Inform School Closures
  • Primary in Clackamas County could get heated
  • Shen Yun Will Go On Despite Controversy
    • April 15, 2026
  • Court: Insurance mandate to cover abortion, contraception unconstitutional
  • Editorial:I pulled myself out of Oregon's Public School system
  • Oregonian broke allegations against Rep. Swalwell
  • Non-profit CEO spent more than $100K travel
  • (tax day) 9 ways your tax $$ are wasted
  • Climate strategy maps 48 ways to energy poverty
  • Crook and Grant seeking drought declarations
  • Fed judge orders Marion Co. to release parolee information to ICE
  • Kotek fast-tracks shield for Oregon's homeless students
  • Land use expert irks some Dems by backing a controversial farm-stand bill
  • Leaked records add to PeaceHealth ER controversy
  • Oregon labor commissioner faces former civil rights investigator in May election
  • PACs bankrolling Yamhill Co. candidates, measures
  • Rep. Diehl makes big 3 Dorchester debate hosted by Greg Walden
  • U.S. Rep Bentz secures $80M for Kingsley Field F-35 training center
  • Hermiston City Council awards $1M contract for road realignment
  • Regulators scrutinize Crook Co mine as officials weigh next steps
  • State education officials propose new accountability targets for districts