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February 17, 2026
  • Oregon's first Black female state senator dies
  • Senate Dems pass Fed tax disconnect bill
  • Rep. Diehl: 'mixed feelings' on ICE, vows policy shift
  • Gas prices jump 15 cents, over 30 cents in past month
  • Capitol ramrods 15 bills in one hearing
  • Campaign finance reform: ‘a deal that has yet to be real'
  • How much do Oregonians spend on Onlyfans? (XXX)
  • SB 1507: $311 million tax, creates unaffordability
  • Lars Larson: Unwanted house guest from Hell!
  • Can officials text each other about city business? Lawmakers debate.
  • Is Oregon about to ban hunting and fishing?
  • Legislative Ag update 2/14
  • Oregon business bankruptcies hit a 12-year high
  • Oregon pushes city expansion for prefab housing
  • PGE expands to Washington state
  • State of PDX economy report looks dire
  • Tribes turn to beaver-inspired dams
  • “Affordable” Housing Averages $800 per Sq/Ft.
  • Educators gather in Salem to push for increased state $$
  • OHSU and AFSCME Research Union ink tentative deal
  • School grapples with high-needs students & mainstream classrooms
  • Portland braces for snow
    • February 16, 2026
  • Pots of money falling from the sky
  • Petition to ban hunting gains traction
  • Swing seat contender has lived an eventful life
  • 2 Kicker bills. Local gas tax bill. More …
  • Sec-State defends practices amid nationalization concerns
  • Dems tout $25M tax cut … inside $385M tax hike bill!
  • Sen. Anderson told his attempt to tweak prevailing wage laws will not advance in Legislature
  • Oregon kids need education options too
  • 2 women accused of trafficking Haitians indicted on new healthcare fraud charges
  • Editorial: Healthier Oregon teens, is that real or merely hope?
  • Elusive, ethereal Zodiacal light a possibility above Oregon, Washington, coastlines
  • Moda Center proposal strips the pretense from Portland Clean Energy Fund spending
  • Portland weighs spending $20.7M in unspent landlord tax funds on rent help and housing
  • Planned Parenthood drops effort to add abortion as Oregon constitutional right
    • February 15, 2026
  • Bill increases gun permit waits, fees
  • Lawmakers propose a bill to limit bills — again
  • Deschutes Dems at odds over early endorsements
  • Bill voids local vote for new gas taxes
  • Fugitive politician likely planned disappearance for weeks
  • $20M recovery for crime victims, seizing homes, cars, luxury assets
  • Portland joins global protest on Iranian regime
  • HB 4059 raises concerns for endangered children, families
  • Concerns on Legislature buying the waterfall
  • Oregon looks to regulate AI chatbots
  • Asante ending decades-old contract
  • Ashland gives partial approval to North Main Street housing project
  • Editorial: How can city get public involved in Bend's complicated growth plan?
  • Forest Service hiring season workers
  • Jed Wilson takes the reins in Wilsonville PD
  • Sisters volunteers build beds for children need
  • Health Authority reminds families of vaccination deadline
  • School assistants arrested for assault on students