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March 10, 2026
  • Electric utilities criticize Kotek
  • No more pennies? Bill changes $$ checkout totals
  • Congress probes Oregon on Medicaid Fraud
  • Lars Larson: My take on end of Session
  • ODOT raids grants to fund itself
  • SOU president: ‘Legislature approves $15M bailout'
  • Trump: Make Oregon Logged Again
  • Man's leg afire while burning U.S. flag (video)
  • Rep. Bentz: protect flood insurance program
  • Session Review. A missed opportunity
  • Hundreds of bills failed to pass
  • Oil prices spike amid Iran war; Oregon gas remains above national average
  • Oregon ties record for warmest winter. Why was it so hot?
  • Rep. Reschke: SB 1599 slapped voters, plus 7 other bills
  • Fired Portland bureau directors are leaving with six-figure severance packages
  • Judge grants protection for ICE protesters in Portland
  • Lawmakers approve $44M loan guarantee to help Bay Area Hospital avoid cuts
  • Oregonian article touts importance of local 250 celebrations
  • How PPS selected schools for earthquake retrofits
  • PSU facing $35M deficit
    • March 09, 2026
  • Session ends: High-profile bills, controversy
  • Rep. Ed Diehl on lawsuit on referendum
  • Editorial: Legislators keep the gravy train rolling
  • Final update: Gas tax. Kicker. Death Tax. Google Tax
  • 25 cities with fastest-growing home prices
  • Abortion bill passes the legislature
  • ‘Lack of honesty, transparency' Oregon Freedom Coalition
  • Oregon's workweek hits lowest since 2010 . Layoffs push unemployment to 5.2%
  • 46 media groups urge Kotek HB 4177 veto (we agree)
  • Jackson Co organizations tackle food insecurity
  • Legislative Ag update 3/7/26
  • Wyden Announces March 14 Town Hall in Washington Co
  • Competing forecasts offer different views of what to expect from Oregon's spring weather
  • Portland could charge you a monthly fee to help fix its ‘deplorable' streets
  • See Willson Park and Waite Fountain before demolition work begins
  • Stayton voters will decide on funding measure for fire district in May
  • More Oregon students are choosing hands-on education.
  • Ongoing fisher research in S. Oregon now includes trapping and collaring bobcats
    • March 08, 2026
  • Editorial: Kotek needs to veto HB 4177
  • Iconic Oregon forest eyed for Trump logging
  • Oregon Iranian winemakers call for new era
  • State lowers the boom (again) on Robert Pamplin Jr.
  • +83% hotel tax for wildlife passes
  • Oregonians work fewest hours since 2010
  • Clock change problem -- deep divide on fix
  • (video) Portland man casually walks with fish on fire
  • Plan to improve Employment Dept. outlined
  • Lawmakers bipartisan deal to subsidize Moda Center
  • 200 Multnomah Co employees live in limbo
  • Grant Co court dissolves road service district
  • Why a high-profile manslaughter conviction was overturned
  • Estacada councilor arrested: Teen assault in his custody
  • Event honors Henry Sakamoto
  • Honoring submariners with SS Redside commissioning
  • Sunstone Way undergoes routine, but well-timed, investigation by Multnomah Co
  • Whales make splash during Whale Watch Week
  • ‘Green lab' helps Oregon officers recognize marijuana-impaired driving
  • Mediation between Klamath Falls City Schools District and union unsuccessful
  • PDX students could see shortened school year