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May 31, 2026
  • Postal Service is moving to make states comply with vote by mail limits
  • Kotek rejects anti-hunt/fish petition IP 28 … Ted Nugent too
  • Oregon counselor board sued over alleged freedom of religion violation
  • Kayaking in Oregon now requires permit; activists seek to end that
  • OR biggest employers for SNAP benefit recipients
  • Reports of ICE activity in Southern Oregon surge: 5 detained in 8 days
  • DEQ focuses investigation on 6K tires left behind in Central Oregon
  • Fed prison sentence for pouring 500K gal. of industrial waste in Hillsboro sewer
  • Growing Southern Oregon illicit massage parlor trade mirrors statewide trend
  • Summer food benefits program returns to help feed Oregon children
  • ‘We're not all mean': At work with a Multnomah County health inspector
  • OHA: New roadmap lays out how to help youth with complex needs thrive
  • Statewide radio Ad blasts Blazer bailout
  • Warning period is over: Bend red light cameras will now send out tickets
  • Burnside Bridge turns 100
  • Portland Book Week returns with literary prizes, author talks, tea parties and more
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    May 30, 2026
  • Kotek gives IP-28 statement — (criminalize hunting, fishing, meat production)
  • ‘Light rail to nowhere'? Surging costs undercut I-5 plan
  • 7,000 Lose Oregon SNAP Benefits
  • Unions, progressives slam Kotek's prosperity council
  • Poll: 69% oppose Blazer Moda Center bailout
  • Trump administration sues Oregon for undercover license plate denials
  • Lars Larson: “Killer” Kate Brown and the murderer who may walk free
  • The story behind the abrupt departure of SAIF Corp.'s CEO
  • Controversial proposal for big solar in Oregon's ag heartland returns
  • Kotek appeals partial FEMA denial for December flood damage
  • Kotek challenges new Medicaid work reporting requirements
  • Small Oregon county grapples with data centers' impact
  • Dozens of votes separate candidates in two Salem City Council races
  • ODOT says it will be months before it has ideas how it might fix Highway 229
  • Oregon sees downward trend in reported bee pesticide poisonings
  • Oregon, tribal leaders applaud ‘rebuilding' as development takes shape at Willamette Falls
  • Portland City Council raises arts tax to $50
  • Salem urban renewal area would eventually increase property, income taxes
  • EOU board approves 2.7% tuition increase
  • Record low compliance from Oregon families with kindergarten vaccine requirements
    • May 29, 2026
  • Unions slam Kotek's economic council
  • Town rejects data center development
  • Oregon pushes back on Trump mail-in voting order
  • Poll: Kotek 45%, Drazan 44%?
  • 8 floating homes on fire
  • Group seeks to repeal waterway access permit changes
  • OR man guilty on threat to kill US senator
  • Portland School Board Tackles School Closures — equity and resource distribution
  • Gov. candidates unity rally was both sweet and strong
  • 25 days left to return Abolish Death Tax petitions
  • DOJ sues OR, WA over confidential license plates
  • Eugene school budget cuts staff, programs
  • Fed funding for rural maternity care in OR
  • Former Eugene Weekly bookkeeper sentenced
  • PacifiCorp request for emergency rate hike denied
  • Portland train delays have gotten longer, more frequent
  • Safeway, Walmart, Amazon top list of SNAP recipient employers
  • Trump mail voting order stands after judge ruling
  • Vaccination Rates For OR Students Hit New Low
  • Washington GOP putting on best 250 party — so far
  • Western states see deadly overdose surge — as nationwide drug deaths drop