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May 06, 2026
  • Other states have higher gas taxes. Why we pay more? — $5.30 OR v. $4.48 U.S.
  • Brewer cancels C/Mayo event for GOP, but not Dems
  • Homelessness likely to increase in Portland?
  • State Police been sharing personal data with DHS
  • Only televised Governor debate now online
  • Teen charged after thousands in damage in Eugene fed building
  • Kotek holds briefing regarding challenging wildfire season
  • When should Gov'ts keep public out of meetings?
  • (death by Gov't) Biden blocked Spirit merger. They die. Medford howls.
  • Meet the candidates for Senate #6
  • MultCo debates needle distribution ban near schools
  • Oregon AG fights Nexstar-Teena merger
  • Pacific Power seeks rare ‘interim' rate increase
  • Why wasn't MAC car bomber forced into treatment?
  • 74 Oregon prayer events for National Prayer Day May 7th
  • Taxpayers Assoc. endorses Noah Ernst for METRO #1
  • Tunnel lights remain out after ODOT said they'd be fixed
  • 'We always find a way forward': President of COCC college
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    May 05, 2026
  • Appeals judge who sided with PacifiCorp used to represent the utility
  • Tax expert: OR lawmakers should consider future without gas tax to fund roads
  • Oregon SCOTUS to decide if Meta must share data sought for self-defense claim
  • Judicial Watch lawsuit cleaning 800k names from Oregon voter rolls
  • GOP candidates face off in KOIN 6 gubernatorial debate
  • Lars Larson: Portland won't call car bomb attack “terrorism”
  • $60 Million Question: where did the Center for Black Student Excellence go?
  • 4th quarter Oregon jobs report
  • DA Vasquez: ‘We need more than just the power to seize weapons', after PAC bombing
  • Fuel surge threatens cost of aerial firefighting across OR and WA
  • Oregon data center to cut 66 jobs. Here's why
  • Oregon shows notable progress for foster kids after lawsuit exposed horrors
  • Oregon-based Lattice Semiconductor buys Georgia firm for $1.65 billion
  • No new fees without citizen input, Dallas residents say
  • Portland braces for major I-5 closure: What drivers need to know
  • Portland Startup Week kicks off, organizers eye investor audience
  • Salem saw “substantive” job growth in 2025 amid statewide downturn
  • Jefferson Co School District faces $2M in cuts
  • SOU students protest Deloitte's $20M cut recommendations
    • May 04, 2026
  • Oregon argues feds inflamed protests
  • Capitol Chronicle's Voter Guide
  • Oregon shooting could reshape social media privacy
  • Our famous Kotek gas tax poem in Voters Pamphlet
  • Justice System under pressure: shortages, backlogs
  • Common carp discovery concerns biologists
  • Sen. Wyden demands answer on data centers
  • Year's first large wildfire burns 40 acres in Deschutes
  • Spirit Air collapse sends shockwaves through Southern Oregon
  • Data center TV interview pulled
  • Oregon's wolf population increases with important caveat
  • (video) Homeless leaving their dogs tied to a sea of trash
  • Salem mayor, council races hit record $450K
  • UofO adds ‘ICE' alert to emergency notification system