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July 17, 2026
  • Hunting petition ban fails signature verification step
  • Reset demanded on failing Blazer bailout
  • 4 of 6 OR Reps Vote Against Permanent Daylight Time
  • Sounding alarm about state's $421M Medicaid shortfall
  • Portland fines ICE building for wood over windows
  • Merkley introduces second Epstein Files Act
  • MultCo demands 'reset' on Moda Center funding
  • ABC, NBC decline to air Trump speech
  • BLM to hire 130 to accommodate increase in timber sales
  • Drazan: Kotek class time promise fails by 75%
  • In Oregon, Alcohol Conflict Brews Again
  • Julia Brim-Edwards Outraises Opponents for Chair
  • Kotek defends OR elections after Trump speech
  • Kotek order on classroom time will change little
  • Lawsuit: New law funding OR labor agency illegal
  • Metro Closes In on Funding Decisions for Parks
  • Monique DeSpain outraises Rep. Hoyle — again
  • NE Portland split over new proposed service district
  • OR, WA in lawsuit against Pentagon block on wind projects
  • Portland draft Moda Center terms to Blazers — after delays and finger-pointing
  • Portland mayor blames Blazers for slowing progress
  • Vancouver to open Clark Co's largest homeless shelter
  • WA-03 primary: Dem & Rep challengers for Glusenkamp Perez
  • Warm Springs seat on Soil & Water Conservation District board — filled for the first time in decades
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    July 16, 2026
  • What permanent daylight saving time would look like
  • OR urges DOJ to rescind voter database policy
  • Wyden: Crack down on nitrous oxide bill
  • A good soul passed. Lost his fight to fix Death Tax
  • Blazers won't respond to questions about Moda Center
  • Ranked-choice voting on Deschutes Co ballot?
  • Roseburg won't change homeless tent camping regulations
  • 2 dueling Portland budgets
  • CASA's Voices for Children terminated in Benton County
  • Complicated Discussions Around Preschool for All's Costs
  • Gold mining company sues to re-route transmission line
  • Home Forward finances haven't improved despite claims
  • How much learning happens in summer school?
  • Message from “No Float Fees” petition campaign
  • MultCo auditor 'wholeheartedly disagrees' with sheriff
  • Pacific, Willamette move forward with plans to merge
  • PNW cities to join national protests against AI data centers
  • Police arrest suspect tied to 88 separate retail thefts
  • Trump fires US attorney appointed by judges — Western Washington district
  • Wyden accuses RFK Jr of breaking the law
    • July 15, 2026
  • Kotek: Revenue neutral tax reform possible
  • Kotek urges Trump to withdraw grant rule
  • OBI challenge constitutionality of BOLI revenue bill
  • NBA Commissioner: Blazers arena deal ‘gone off track'
  • Oregon AG and Kotek placate Hollywood
  • Oregon $160M for semiconductors amid concerns
  • Blazers want bailout without disclosing remodel plans?
  • Oregon State Park survey released
  • Oregon to get half a million in settlement for 23andMe data breach
  • 2 headlines side-by-side reveal total irony
  • Beaverton residents to see 2 new fees on utility bills totally $14.50 monthly
  • Lebanon to decide fate of municipal jail
  • West Linn allows testimony on retail, not housing, in 320-unit plan
  • 3 flags at Eugene Vets building marks 250th
  • Klamath Co School District welcomes new superintendent
  • Kotek: Next budget to prioritize summer learning
  • Pacific and Willamette universities' merger plan becomes official
  • Social entrepreneur shaped by ministry