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February 26, 2026
  • Lawmakers blow gas tax deadline — Sec-State warns of consequences
  • Rep. Diehl plots referendum on disconnect bill
  • New gun control bill advances
  • Judge orders changes to dams (salmon)
  • Lawmakers condemn unethical process in gun bill
  • Lodging tax for wildlife passes OR House
  • Netflix documentary on Jail Blazers
  • Audit: Multnomah Co. Elections needs more money
  • Audit: Portland climate goals, funding 'unrealistic'
  • Bill to criminalize threats against legislators
  • BLM to open former Hammonds' grazing land?
  • Computer bug to blame for Hawthorne Bridge closure
  • Congressman Bentz introduces O&C Renewal Act
  • Electric company faces lawsuit after Cram Fire
  • Home Forward's Real Estate Portfolio In Distress
  • How AI is changing entry-level jobs in Oregon
  • Keller Auditorium debate continues
  • Kotek Pivots From Criticizing Universal Preschool — taking it statewide?
  • Lars: Kotek brags on fake graduation numbers
  • Lawmakers Look to Regulate AI Companions
  • Mayor hires immigrant affairs staffer
  • OR sues RFK Jr., CDC over childhood vaccines
  • PacifiCorp owes over $1B in wildfire lawsuit
  • Portland advances antidiscrimination for polyamory
  • PPS discovers $10M mid-year funding gap
  • Rep. Elmer: Lies behind SB 1507 passage
  • Senate (sadly) blocks affordable housing bill
  • Starr: Deadline missed, SB 1599 dead
  • Tax credits for solar panels available - with a catch
  • TriMet's $300 million budget gap — safety, service cuts
    • February 25, 2026
  • Civil Rights suit against Sec-State advances
  • Kotek: Data center growth ‘not sustainable'
  • Energy Crisis ad floods Oregon airwaves
  • House OKs law enforcement transparency bill
  • Senate rejects plan involving illegal migrants with felonies
  • AFRC supports Rep. Bentz's O&C renewal act
  • Bill takes next step to bar officers from wearing masks in Oregon
  • Full page ad on +83% Hotel Tax …. no mention of hotel or 83%
  • House lawmakers pass lodging tax hike to fund Oregon wildlife
  • Oregon bill aims to protect SNAP benefits against theft
  • Sen. Anderson may jump into state race
  • Travel Oregon seeks a new boss at a more reasonable salary
  • PPS Schools face cuts due to just-discovered shortages
  • Salem councilors back bill so they can talk outside of public
  • $35M investment in summer school pays off
  • Kotek won't tap into Oregon's rainy day fund for schools
  • Questions swirl as PPS suddenly closes high school
  • School bus unsafe turn caused fatal Oregon crash
    • February 24, 2026
  • Senate passes bill to move gas tax
  • Rep. resigns from panel that could review his conduct
  • House GOP boycott over workplace complaint, gas tax vote
  • Gas prices jump again, +18 cents
  • Lars Larson: Salem Dems may be on RINO hunt
  • Agent kills breeding male wolf
  • Education funding dance continues
  • Rocks fall on I-5, snarls traffic
  • (chart) Market predictions show wild duel Drazan v. Diehl
  • Another top manager at Oregon State Hospital resigns
  • Business bills update
  • Judge dismisses Marion Co's lawsuit over ICE subpoenas
  • Oregonians caught up in cartel violence
  • Poll: Oregonians on 2025 Presidential accomplishments
  • Proposed MultCo budget cuts threaten jail capacity
  • Several OR Democrats skipping State of the Union
  • Eugene crime data shows rise in assaults, sharp drop in burglaries
  • Nonprofit's bar tab may violate MultCo contracting rules
  • Wyden, Merkley hosting town hall instead of attending SOTU
  • COCC workers impasse, first community college strike