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September 19, 2026
  • Court overturns BOLI requirement for union wages on affordable housing projects
  • Oregon has one of the nation's largest funding gaps to meet road maintenance needs
  • U.S. Rep. Bynum won't answer socialism question
  • Dept of Corrections makes a case for a new state prison to lawmakers
  • Could Oregon flip red? New poll gives Drazan slim lead in race for governor
  • Controversial biofuel company backs out of southern Oregon project
  • Kotek unveils policy proposals for a second term
  • NFIB: measures to reduce mandates — https://oregonbusinessreport.com/2026/09/nfib-measures-to-reduce-mandates/
  • Oregon avoids millions in fines after judge blocks SNAP penalties
  • Oregon loses skilled trade workers to neighboring states as high unemployment persists
  • Oregon will kill 18 cougars to protect bighorn sheep in remote area
  • USFS proposes logging, replanting in fire-damaged Oregon forest
  • New Committee, funded in part by Chamber of Commerce, attacks Mitch Green
  • POLL: Gas prices surge across Oregon. How have you been impacted?
  • Salem makes national news on steeple bird flocking
  • Tribes hit hard by wildfires face health effects, cultural losses
  • Charter school teachers have discovered the emergency exit
  • Oregon public university workers authorize strike, could walk out Sept. 28
  • Arson arrests: 4 for wildfire, 1 for school
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    September 18, 2026
  • 3 more arrested in Chelan Hills wildfire
  • Ballot measure aims to ban corporate contributions
  • Slow, steady decline in jobs
  • Don't let Kotek cancel gas tax vote
  • How Oregon's close Congress seats became safe
  • McMinnville school enrollment lower than expected
  • PDX councilor stands by 'spicy' tweets about police — defies union call to resign
  • (photos) SWAT team bust mass-trash homeless den
  • Portland votes to pursue data center moratorium
  • Lake Oswego schools should collaborate with church
  • Amazon plans drone delivery as it expands in Portland
  • Bonneville Power Admin asks for 6.3% rate hike
  • Court reverses order to move transgenders from men's prisons
  • Harrington will step back from duties but won't resign
  • Hoyle, Merkley, Wyden: bill to end corporate chokehold on health care
  • Kotek unveils policy proposals for a second term
  • Petition Filed to Recall PPS Board Chair
  • Portland marks Sept. 25 as Dolly Parton Day
  • Portland Mayor says Moda Center deal is 'fragile'
  • Seattle mayor: emergency response order after shooting
  • Socialist candidates 1,600 donors entitles them to tax $$
  • USPS halts vote-by-mail changes after court ruling
  • ‘OPB Politics Now': Oregon governor's race tightens
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  • Lawmakers: Open up affordable housing records
  • Fred Meyer accused of rotisserie chicken negligence
  • 40% students aren't paying fed loans back
  • Mayor, police chief, union blast councilor over tweets
  • Early release criminal now linked to 6th death!
  • Medicaid improper enrollment, payments
  • Ron DeSantis coming to Oregon
  • OR settles lawsuit after Christian mother denied adoption — LGBTQ+ beliefs
  • Committee tables ban on concealed guns in meetings
  • Fired OR HR official gets new state job
  • Hillsboro soldier admits to selling secrets to China
  • Mental Health Tracker Underwhelms Lawmaker
  • MultCo split over how to spend Moda funding
  • New sponsor for book festival after pro-Palestine protest
  • Officials give update on Centennial Mills fire
  • PDX is one of the best large airports in the US
  • Portlanders' Feelings of Representation Plummet
  • Property managers face rising safety fears
  • Rose Quarter project cost soars to $3.5B — funding remains uncertain
  • What Will Happen to the Closed School Buildings?
  • Which Counties Have the Most Ballot Drop Boxes?