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February 21, 2026
  • Lacking support, Dems delay gas tax vote
  • Kotek bill: Bigger data center tax breaks
  • Bill allows Oregon to withhold Fed $$
  • How senators voted on $300M business tax
  • Oregonians with stolen wages may not get help
  • ‘Our spotted owl': Crabbers against whale rules
  • AG vows to keep 'watching' as Trump threatens more tariffs
  • Kotek asks Trump for disaster declaration
  • Chart: People misread economy … at our peril
  • Democrat supermajority rejects bill to provide care for abortion survivors
  • Intel's next chapter in Oregon: What it means for jobs, investment, state economy
  • OR Senate advances unusual plan to regulate conversations with artificial intelligence
  • Oregon adds parking fees at 22 more state parks
  • PacificCorp reaches $575M settlement with feds over 2020 wildfires
  • Two public defense nonprofits allowed to limit caseloads, Oregon judge rules
  • After slow fall COVID shot rollout, Oregon moves to bolster public health officials' authority
  • Democrat councilor backs gun rights after city meeting meltdown, protest threat
  • Multnomah Co considers cutting 675 shelter beds
  • ODA cites DLF USA for 71 Oregon Seed Law violations, $198,800 in penalties
  • Portland councilor backpedals on open carry proposal
  • Romanian hacker pleads guilty to Oregon state computer breach
    • February 20, 2026
  • DA dismisses hundreds of cases — lack of defense attorneys
  • Gas tax vote delayed; Republicans end walkout
  • OR House passes controversial public records law
  • Bill subverts petition to end death tax
  • Bill to limit presidential power over Nat. Guard
  • Chavez-Deremer's husband barred from Labor
  • Eugene rejects ban on donating money in traffic
  • Homeless lady explains how she Narcans her dog
  • Housing Crisis Burdens Half of OR Renters
  • Limits on bills introduced divides Salem
  • Loretta Smith backs open carry of firearms
  • No evidence of wrongdoing in Zenith Energy deal
  • Parent demands answers from Longview Schools — after student arrests for rape
  • Parent fury over changes to Portland high school
  • Portland again delays decision on unspent housing $$
  • Portland considers 'long overdue' LGBTQ+ protections
  • Portland gives tax break for Alaska Air hangar
  • Portland protester pleads guilty to assault with rock
  • Portland water filtration costs increase to $2.6B
  • Radical animal rights initiative closer to ballot
  • Rep. Edwards: increased penalties for swatting
  • Salem Health, Santiam Hospital seek approval to merge
  • SB 1586: A Bipartisan Abundance Bill
  • Sen. Weber: Senate OKs disaster relief bill
  • Wyden, Merkley Won't Attend State of The Union
    • February 19, 2026
  • GOP boycotts session, delaying gas tax move
  • Lawmakers try to tweak estate tax
  • OR launches effort to protect immigrants
  • Bill enables secret government talks — ethics chief warns
  • Lars: Tran learns not to question her party
  • Looking for a job? Pickings are slim
  • Fugitive politician investigation
  • Sanctuary law allowed child predator release
  • Cantwell: 'Fight back' against SAVE Act
  • Feds to investigate Center for Black Excellence
  • Judge orders former sheriff to pay attorney fees — public records fight
  • Lawmaker: Colleague created hostile work environment
  • ODOT ready for winter despite funding fight
  • OR, WA join green energy lawsuit against Trump
  • Oregon gas prices jump 30-cents
  • Paperwork for State-Funded Shelters to Stay Hidden
  • Pearl Dist. Landlord to Sue Over Shelter?
  • Portland: $169 million budget deficit
  • Protesters removed from City Council meeting
  • Readers respond: Downsides to 82nd plan
  • Rep. Javadi votes against bill he once sponsored
  • Senate advances wrongful conviction bill
  • Shelter provider may have misused funds — claims ex-finance director
  • WA made it harder for CPS to separate families