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October 03, 2026
  • First Oregon governor's debate gets feisty
  • Kotek and Drazan meet in Medford October 7 before Oregon ballots go out
  • Wyden, Merkley join Idaho colleagues introducing secure rural school funding bill
  • Kotek Oregon governor joins four states in seeking delay of new Medicaid rules
  • What the Ed. Assoc.'s missing endorsement says about governor's race
  • Lars Larson: Gov't asks, then refuses to listen
  • VOTE: Who do you think won the debate?
  • Lawsuit seeks $200 payout for each Costco member in Oregon
  • Nike outlines new restructuring as revenue slips 4% in first-quarter earnings
  • Oregon nurses union faces internal division as it fights for members
  • Union: $10M political check is not aimed at any particular Oregon race this year
  • Yet another poll suggests Oregon Governor Tina Kotek is in trouble
  • 2 yrs in, Oregon still has no electric vehicle fast-charging stations, with $52M Fed funds
  • Central Oregon Community College reaches tentative deal with Faculty Forum
  • Entire Oregon coast razor clamming shut down
  • In August, OHSU said its top lawyer had retired. It gave her $1.8M to go quietly.
  • Man sentenced for grabbing glasses off Oregon senator's face
  • Salem-Keizer schools have over 1K more staff than in 2006. Also fewer students
  • Benson Hi teen faces attempted murder, domestic terrorism charges
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    October 02, 2026
  • GOP PAC hires group Elon Musk used
  • Controversial owl killings begin
  • Blazers fire announcer the same day of hiring
  • Schools ask legislature for billions more
  • 1st governor's race debate
  • Grand jury: State hospital lacks beds, staffing
  • MultCo votes to extend ambulance response time
  • Complete review of Governor's debate
  • $10 million check not aimed at any race, union says
  • (video) Closed light rail station quite overrun
  • Cornelius man changes plea after accosting senator
  • HD 52 Candidates Offer Contrast on Data Centers
  • Husband of housing agency develops homes she funds
  • I-5 Rose Quarter project loses major contractor
  • Kotek stands alone, won't condemn abolishing police
  • Kotek urges HHS to extend Medicaid change deadline
  • Metro Chamber sues over arts tax
  • MultCo opts in to oversee Moda remodel
  • MultCo workers to protest return-to-office mandate
  • Nike to relocate some staff in $2.5B cost-cutting plan
  • OPB poll shows Drazan ahead +2%
  • Oregon Republicans revisit cap-and-invest
  • Portland City Council advances fuel storage plan
  • Rep. Bynum voted against Fraud Enforcement Act
  • SNAP's funding model is starting to change
  • SW WA congressional race tied
    • October 01, 2026
  • Poll shows Drazan, Kotek deadlocked
  • Jane Fonda weighs in on governor's race
  • ICE enforcement surge in sanctuary cities
  • Cease and Desist over Rep. Hoyle's False Ad
  • Fundraising: $14m Kotek, $11m Drazan
  • UofO begins year with 5 sex assaults
  • Housing Nonprofits Report Property Damage — ‘They're Not Ready to Be Housed Yet'
  • Nvidia program on pause year into deal with Oregon
  • Beck runs against Bentz on rural health care
  • Blazers Leadership Faces Music at Media Day
  • Controversial Bond Contract Divides Portland SB
  • Corvallis city workers union set to strike
  • Housing First shift could push thousands out
  • Longview superintendent claims she was a scapegoat — sexual assault investigation
  • Marion County says Army Corps hiding records — Detroit Lake drawdown
  • One year after the end of the EV tax credit — is the future still electric?
  • Oregonians want state to address transportation
  • Portland restaurant owners question permit process
  • Rumor: $10M Kotek donation spells panic
  • Venezuelan shot by ICE stays in jail
  • Washington to raise minimum wage in 2027
  • What Oregonians should know about voting
  • What Went Wrong With Sunstone Way?