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February 14, 2026
  • Bill to alter Oregon Health Plan “is dead,” sponsor says
  • Portland upholds land use violations against ICE facility, fines loom
  • Governor Poll: Top 4 match-ups
  • Commentary: A partial decoupling from federal tax law
  • Lars Larson: OR & WA failing governors
  • Kotek appoints Sarah K. Dougherty to the Klamath Co Circuit Court
  • No one in Clatsop County utilizing child care for Construction Program
  • Portland Mayor agrees Moda Center upgrades needed to lock in Trail Blazers
  • Sen. Golden withdraws bid for reelection, announces retirement at end of current term
  • Senate approves bill expanding emergency Epinephrine access in schools
  • Canine respiratory outbreak closes MultCo Animal Services paused its dog programs
  • Flu season closes more schools in Klamath Co
  • Leftist group: We wrecked every rental car on lot
  • National story featured Hillsboro's data centers out of control situation
  • Salinas, Merkley, immigrant rights advocates speak against ICE in Woodburn
  • New contract gives Springfield teachers 4% annual raise for 2 years
  • Springfield schools project $10.4M budget shortfall for next year
    • 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