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March 11, 2026
  • Most generous PERS rate going extinct, (still mints 6-figures)
  • Judge to rule today on gas tax vote change
  • Nearly $2B in tax fraud prevented
  • Candidate filing ends (contested races)
  • Nonprofit utilities chide Kotek on reduced dam power
  • US Labor awards over $220K to lumber facility
  • Developer bails -- extending Portland's construction drought
  • Metro Council President resigns
  • Congress targets Oregon Medicaid fraud
  • Oregon plugs $297M ODOT budget hole
  • OPINION: Veto bill that weakens public meeting laws
  • Emergency room deal tests new law
  • ODOT saves $$ by not paying 130 “ghost” employees
  • Oregon's 'blue economy' task force aims to boost coastal industries
  • Beaverton eyes monthly fee on utility bills
  • Employment First: Opening the door to inclusive workforce opportunities
  • Hillsboro codifies sanctuary status amid local ICE activity
  • Portland Data: It's hard to find a primary care doctor
  • Portland homeless create boat graveyard (video)
  • Higher ed gets legislative wins, K-12 $$ questions shelved
  • Portland Community College starts strike
    • 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