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February 13, 2026
  • First Governor poll
  • Dems try to move gas tax to May ballot
  • ‘We're in a recession,' Economist warns
  • DMV closures put rural Oregon in a pinch
  • Gas tax bill moves! Kicker bill #2, Voter age bill ...
  • Union asks for repeal of union-backed law
  • 3 competitive judge races in MultCo
  • Bill to replace faithless electors
  • Bill would bar ICE from buying consumer data
  • Child welfare reform bill in jeopardy
  • Fed funding for Stark St. bridge?
  • HB 4084: The Limited Abundance Agenda
  • ICE eyes new Tukwila office
  • Lawmakers call for Coast Guard's return to Bandon
  • Lessons from 7000 homeless interviews
  • Merkley bill to end grocery price gouging
  • Mixed support for 82nd Ave overhaul
  • Open Letter: Transparency on PPS Seismic Decisions
  • Oregon's Economy Has Lagged for Decades — shrinking workforce, red tape
  • Portland could tell cops to ignore mushroom use
  • Portland votes for gender neutral bathrooms
  • Supermajority disregards voters on gas tax
  • They killed bill protecting school kids from needles — Sen. Drazan
  • Trump admin removes carbon as pollutant
  • Urban League building in Portland condemned
  • WA lawmakers try to regulate data centers
  • WashCo sewer agency loses another executive
  • Wow, they really do fear Blazers may leave
    • February 12, 2026
  • Lawmakers scramble to buy waterfall
  • Bill would pay for Blazers arena
  • Prev-wage bill threatens affordable housing
  • Lawmakers: Virtual power plants could help
  • (hearing) SB 1580: Google Tax by coercion
  • Kotek weighs in on Trail Blazers
  • Audit: OR child welfare failed autistic teen
  • Recycling system under microscope
  • Wyden: bill to block Trump IRS lawsuit
  • Bill would limit THC in edibles
  • Bill would mandate paper rent applications
  • Bills would bar ICE masks, require ID
  • Inside Portland's $1.7B climate fund
  • Kitzhaber Still Fighting for His Health Plan
  • Oregon boy in foster care is stuck in limbo
  • Portland mandates gender inclusive restroom signs
  • Portland ousts police oversight member — refused to sign NDA
  • Portland to fund immigrant legal services?
  • Seahawk win means Seattle rioted — because they defunded police
  • Senator condemns Climate Superfund Bill
  • Teen plot to behead ICE agents, form new nation
  • Wyden: longest serving senator in OR history — 76 years old
    • February 11, 2026
  • Editorial: Are state leaders getting this picture? 
  • Which city spends most on homeless? (answer is unsatisfying)
  • Sweeping school funding idea runs into buzzsaw of opposition
  • Hell week #2: Kicker, Biz tax, gas tax, Google tax
  • Bill adds public safety workers to more generous PERS tier
  • Here's how much Oregon's congressional delegation raised at the end of 2025
  • Lars Larson: Oregon "representative" government ignores the voices of the people
  • (Bill hearing) SB 1581 free school breakfast
  • AG settlement with Lannett and Bausch $17M
  • House passes bill to revisit 'rigid' rules for Oregon animal rescues
  • Lawmakers weigh Kotek plan to expand city growth boundaries for affordable homes
  • Man planned to kill, behead ICE agents, use separatist outfit to start civil war
  • Oregon House committee passes bill designed to curb high-interest lending
  • Oregon housing bill tries to reduce rental barriers for older adults
  • Oregon leaders need to act now to streamline health care, group says
  • Public hearing set for Wednesday on bill to fund $600M Moda Center renovation
  • SB 1541 punishes energy companies with new tax power
  • SB 1549 expands Political Tax Credit to $1,000, (bill hearing)
  • Visit Bend opens applications for $300K arts and culture grants