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January 28, 2026
  • Oregon lawmakers might once again debate the ‘kicker' tax rebate this year
  • Alert: Gas tax election swap, Kicker raid, sales tax!
  • Oregon adopts new emergency, disaster recovery plan
  • Oregon lawmakers pitch JOBS Act to boost manufacturing, unlock industrial land
  • Lars Larson: Judge backs Oregon's voter fraud system
  • Federal bill restores 75% timber revenue share for Oregon O&C counties
  • Grants Pass Resident enters House race, citing S. Oregon's absence in Salem
  • Greg Smith resigns from Columbia Development Authority
  • Montana telehealth firm ups the pressure on Gov. Tina Kotek
  • Oregon homelessness rises despite major shelter expansion
  • Oregon's population barely changes as WA adds more than 70K in 1-year period
  • 2 city councilors: Fight with feds over Portland ICE facility need ‘urgent action'
  • Central Oregon bus riders prepare for looming fare hike
  • Oregon hospitals fail in 2024 to meet national standards on preventable infections
  • Oregon Specialty Crop Block Grant Program now accepting applications
  • Reporter meets (8 Mo.) pregnant fentanyl addict. Sad story.
  • Snowpack raises alarms for Central Oregon farmers, ranchers
  • Rep. Bonamici: improve AI education
  • U. Oregon socialists demand abortion drugs on campus
    • January 27, 2026
  • Judge blocks Trump access to Oregon voters
  • Bill withholds Fed payments amid sanctuary $$ threats
  • Jo Rae Perkins joins congress #5 race
  • Rep. Bynum: Patchwork ‘K-30' plan
  • Chris Dudley announces Governor run
  • Rare Merkley, Trump agreement (housing)
  • Oregon leaders defend sanctuary laws
  • Opinion: Rights come with responsibilities, not just demands
  • A quiet shift in managing the Blue Mountains forests
  • Intel stock tanks, lesson learned
  • Labor coalition pushes clean energy buildout
  • Nike announces 775 layoffs at distribution centers
  • Office vacancy spurs record high inventory
  • Editorial: Bend parklet program may get expansion
  • Man stored mother's body in fridge to collect Social Security
  • Portland mayor implores council to send unspent housing dollars to General Fund
  • Shooting of 2 police suspect booked in jail
  • Tillamook receives $4M for water main project, council approves $12.7M contract
    • January 26, 2026
  • DeRemer bodyguard on leave, probe continues
  • House leaders address Legislature's high stakes
  • Lawmakers face budget hole, tax fight
  • Home prices continue 5 year gains
  • 9 states cut income taxes in 2025 (Oregon looking worse)
  • Beaverton discusses Sanctuary Promise Act
  • Intel's $90B question: How did It miss the moment?
  • 2 ICE rioters later arrested for attempted murder
  • We must lead the charge against bullying
  • Coastal communities weigh offshore wind tradeoffs
  • Rep. Bentz nominates 16 Oregon students
  • Worrisome radioactive waste gets a new dry home at Hanford
  • Gresham Council calls for immigration reform
  • Mt. Hood, Worst season in 40 years
  • Residents launch effort to recall 3 Springfield school board members
  • TVF&R to relocate in February to make way for razing downtown Newberg fire station
  • Portland Ends School Choice Policy for 2,000 Families
  • Schools across Oregon host School Choice Week events
  • St. Helens sets $150 prize for ‘If I Were Mayor' student contest