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May 31, 2025
  • Another energy company faces shutdown
  • Sen. Reynolds mulls conflict of interest declaration
  • Kotek announces new council — & new role for her wife
  • GOP intensify opposition to bill caps
  • Astoria plans major Goonies celebration
  • OR bill removes time limits for sex abuse lawsuits
  • Wilson, Kotek announce slate of policy changes
  • Republicans force vote to repeal flawed wildfire maps
  • Kotek requests federal funding after of spring floods
  • Hazardous material leak in north Portland
  • Hotter, drier June may worsen wildfire season
  • Human-caused fire breaks out near Bend
  • New toxic algae in Columbia River — Deadly for dogs
  • Universities lose millions in federal science funding
  • Fairview man arrested for 1983 cold case
  • La Pine paddleboarder dies at Pringle Falls
  • $2M plus some land back: Black Albina residents
  • Oaks Amusement Park opened 120 years ago
    • May 30, 2025
  • Senate passes hotly contested gun bill
  • Kotek signs 100 bills this week
  • Merkley hasn't said he'll step down — other dems are registering websites
  • Kotek presses Oregon ODOT to improve
  • “broke” Lawmakers roll out new hand-outs, free $$
  • Rep. Dexter gets emotional
  • GOP says Dems deliberately delaying wildfire map repeal
  • Portlanders brace for water rate hike
  • (scary video) Stray bullets crash through home
  • Bill would allow foster kids to be sent out of state
  • Bill would give Uber and Lyft drivers minimum wage
  • Embattled sewer agency names new leader
  • Gas tax side-deals may turn foul
  • Gov, Mayor unveil new steps for Portland housing
  • I-5 bridge replacement plan for historic sites
  • Lawmakers Call for Education Accountability
  • Lawmakers Hamstrung on Travel Oregon's Spending
  • Man fired multiple shots at cars driving on I-5
  • New Bill to Close OHSU Primate Center
  • OLCC removes labor rule for cannabis businesses
  • Oregon AG Rayfield on tariff victory
  • PGE disputes rejection of Forest Park transmission line
  • Portland has the worst housing crisis outlook
  • Rep. Edwards: SB 426B is scapegoating
  • The rise, fall and return of cap and trade
  • Wait times climb in public defender backlog
  • Waldport abandons effort to oust mayor
  • Wyden, Merkley ethics code for Supreme Court
    • May 29, 2025
  • Vote-by-Mail foes pass key milestone
  • Controversial wage theft bill passes
  • AG gets win over Trump tariffs
  • Election results show PAT power
  • Bill to silence union critics
  • 6,000 Oregonian SNAP benefits stolen
  • BLM closes 40 acres due to homeless
  • Rep. Bynum: GOP tax bill 'trash'
  • MultCo jobs for homeless program on chopping block
  • Sen. Hayden: Bill lets hospitals $$ over drug prices
  • 3rd interim superintendant in a year at state hospital
  • After-hours vet care facing budget cuts
  • Bill passes closing domestic violence loopholes
  • Editorial: Pay for students' needs, not strikers
  • Elliott State Research Forest new wildlife protections
  • Fertilizer reporting requirement dies in legislature
  • Kotek looking to rent a home this summer
  • Lawmakers vote to block corporate medical clinics
  • Layoffs for graduation mentors in Portland district
  • Mannix: Bill protects sexual assault survivors
  • MultCo switches course, to fund mental health in schools
  • OR clean truck rules could be axed by Congress
  • OR could back away from recovery high schools
  • Portland: opposing protests over parks vs. police
  • Smash-grabs rise just as police budget slashed
  • Teachers' Union Pres. Fires Back over Police Budget
  • WA Congressperson doesn't give her kids toys