Daily Political News Ticker -- Covering 20 different news sources daily

✓ Stories updated every morning by 6:15 AM.
✓ Get these headlines by email. See Left margin.
March 02, 2026
  • Lawmakers unveil ODOT funding plan
  • House GOP saves vote to raise hotel tax, Dems defect
  • Despite earlier alarms, programs proceed largely unscathed
  • Oregon Democratic Party Chair talks role
  • 3 awful things from Oregon Iran protest
  • Late amendments: Who profits from Blazer arena remodel?
  • Oregon lawmakers call for oversight after troop deaths
  • Lawmakers: Many state agency jobs must go unfilled
  • Oregon Iranians celebrate Khamenei's death — emotional demonstration
  • Bill lets Eugene annex more land
  • Legislative Ag update 2/28
  • Stricter packaging requirements for marijuana edibles dies in legislature
  • Update on Oregon's recycling modernization act
  • ‘Childhood crisis': Oregon lawmakers consider AI safeguards for youth mental health
  • 2 weird signs found at Iran protest
  • Opinions differ on proposed motorized boat ban on upper Siletz River
  • Portland City Council creates new committee structure
  • Portland's polygamy law adds to growing status
  • TriMet rolls back more bus service today amid a budget crisis
  • New OSU iron nanomaterial wipes out cancer cells without harming healthy tissue
  • Portland Public Schools under Fed eye for Civil Rights complaint
  • Some PPS high school graduates still aren't prepared for college or a career
    • March 01, 2026
  • Oregonians react to US, Israeli strikes on Iran
  • (rumor) Sec-State may ignore deadline with waivers
  • Oregon leaders react to U.S. strikes on Iran, call for war powers vote
  • Oregon House Republicans salvage vote to raise lodging tax as Dems defect
  • Refreshingly honest media headline on school $$
  • After state budget cuts, eviction cases reach new high in Oregon
  • Big donors, from crypto millionaires to environmentalists, fund Deschutes Co candidates
  • Feds eye Lakeside for ICE site, Coos Co pushes back
  • In housing crisis, building permits for multifamily units at the slowest pace in 12yrs
  • Providence Oregon CEO: “joint decision” with insurer to restrict access to specialty care
  • Recycling company with $$$ in gov. contracts dumped 17 tons of plastic in landfill
  • Could 2026 be the worst year for snowpack in Oregon's recorded history?
  • Homeless woman's quote breaks the heart
  • RiverBend bottleneck is tying up ambulances for thousands of hours
  • OSU Extension trains Malheur youths in suicide prevention
  • After years of eradication efforts, Oregon is free of feral swine — Almost
    • February 28, 2026
  • Fed judge dismisses lawsuit on sanctuary law
  • Gun bill draws sharp divide
  • House speaker reprimands candidate for fundraising
  • Count on Oregon to get roads right & wrong
  • Democrats again delay vote on their controversial gas tax move
  • Lars Larson: Jacking fees on an unconstitutional gun bill
  • Editorial: The blind spot in Oregon's look at data centers
  • (chart) TX turnout a dire warning for GOP
  • 7th-Gen Oregonian runs for HD 18
  • A lone candidate is running for Jefferson Co's District Attorney
  • Despite transparency concerns, open meetings change bill advances
  • Legislature passes bill to stop speculative ticket sales
  • Mortgage rates at 3.5-year low; Is that a game changer for home buyers?
  • Oregon counties want help administering data centers' growing tax breaks
  • Oregon Legislature passes bill expanding options to treat allergic reactions in schools
  • Keno learns of nearby 8,600 acre solar project proposal in Klamath Co timberlands
  • Oregon family skips costly airport food via pizza delivery
  • Portland mayor questions accuracy of MultCo homelessness data
  • House approves bill to study of Oregon's postsecondary education system
  • PPS offers unions furloughs or layoffs to patch $10M midyear budget gap