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February 25, 2026
  • Civil Rights suit against Sec-State advances
  • Kotek: Data center growth ‘not sustainable'
  • Energy Crisis ad floods Oregon airwaves
  • House OKs law enforcement transparency bill
  • Senate rejects plan involving illegal migrants with felonies
  • AFRC supports Rep. Bentz's O&C renewal act
  • Bill takes next step to bar officers from wearing masks in Oregon
  • Full page ad on +83% Hotel Tax …. no mention of hotel or 83%
  • House lawmakers pass lodging tax hike to fund Oregon wildlife
  • Oregon bill aims to protect SNAP benefits against theft
  • Sen. Anderson may jump into state race
  • Travel Oregon seeks a new boss at a more reasonable salary
  • PPS Schools face cuts due to just-discovered shortages
  • Salem councilors back bill so they can talk outside of public
  • $35M investment in summer school pays off
  • Kotek won't tap into Oregon's rainy day fund for schools
  • Questions swirl as PPS suddenly closes high school
  • School bus unsafe turn caused fatal Oregon crash
    • February 24, 2026
  • Senate passes bill to move gas tax
  • Rep. resigns from panel that could review his conduct
  • House GOP boycott over workplace complaint, gas tax vote
  • Gas prices jump again, +18 cents
  • Lars Larson: Salem Dems may be on RINO hunt
  • Agent kills breeding male wolf
  • Education funding dance continues
  • Rocks fall on I-5, snarls traffic
  • (chart) Market predictions show wild duel Drazan v. Diehl
  • Another top manager at Oregon State Hospital resigns
  • Business bills update
  • Judge dismisses Marion Co's lawsuit over ICE subpoenas
  • Oregonians caught up in cartel violence
  • Poll: Oregonians on 2025 Presidential accomplishments
  • Proposed MultCo budget cuts threaten jail capacity
  • Several OR Democrats skipping State of the Union
  • Eugene crime data shows rise in assaults, sharp drop in burglaries
  • Nonprofit's bar tab may violate MultCo contracting rules
  • Wyden, Merkley hosting town hall instead of attending SOTU
  • COCC workers impasse, first community college strike