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December 17, 2025
  • Politicians bet $$ billions on terminal. Critics balk
  • Referendum halts car fee hikes yet some still going up Dec-31?
  • 98% of stolen benefits happen out of state
  • 21 Oregon political cartoons, memes of 2025
  • New bill hikes Oregon's lodging tax
  • Kotek appoints new Clackamas judge
  • ‘Punted down the road': PNW lawmakers await updated cost estimate for I-5 bridge project
  • Commissioner: Flawed data led to bad decisions in Preschool for All rollout
  • Kotek appoints Benton Co commissioner to lead task force on municipal solid waste
  • Oregon lawmakers urge DHS to inform public of any potential ICE expansions in state
  • Oregon prison health care changes underway
  • Rains help fill reservoirs, but warmer storms cause a snowpack deficit 
  • Angi Bailey reelected as Oregon Farm Bureau Federation President
  • Downtown Portland's ice rink won't open this year. Here's why
  • Law firm that often sues city over police is representing the 5 councilors in ethics case
  • New bus service reconnects rural Northeast Oregon after nearly a year
  • ODOT delays work on major Hwy 229 slide due to continued fears of instability 
  • State ethics commission votes to investigate Portland Peacock Caucus meeting
  • MacLaren youth will get access to library for first time in 5 years 
    • December 16, 2025
  • Disgraced politician still on the run
  • Able-bodied adults must work or lose food stamps
  • Prepare: 2026 Additional payroll tax withholding
  • Commissioner, Gov. candidate faces ethics investigation
  • Sen. Merkley's ultra-sanitized, Christmas-free greeting
  • Oregon Judge blocks state fines over SNAP
  • Costco contamination: salmonella
  • SNAP dispute shows perils of ambiguous writing
  • Opinion: The power of a plan  
  • Intel hires Trump aide
  • MultCo ponders resolution to solidify sanctuary status
  • Oregon Capitol gains gender neutral bathrooms
  • Oregon utility to review PGE plan over data center cost concerns
  • 100 year-old Portland Jewish artwork still unrepaired
  • Central Oregon buses to charge fares starting Feb. 1
  • Marion incinerator may be sold to Houston company
  • ‘Our worst fear' Oregon Coast residents brace for more rain
  • Meth head plows into famous Portland clock while fleeing cops
    • December 15, 2025
  • Oregon Jewish leaders up security at Hanukkah events after Australia attack
  • Oregon consumer advocates recover nearly $2M
  • Manufacturing weakness a drag on Oregon unemployment numbers
  • Ethics probe: Union fake grassroots lobbying
  • “Fully Funded Schools” are a moving goal post
  • $800K awarded to expand campus veteran resource centers
  • BLM approves Lithium exploration in Southeast Oregon
  • Sports Tourism driving factor in Southern Oregon economy
  • 10 homes given evacuation notice near landslide that buried a portion of OR 229
  • Community Foundation awards over $200K to local organizations in Douglas Co
  • How one Portland police unit helps mentally ill people bridge ‘two nearly broken systems'
  • Mt. Ashland Ski Area opening delayed indefinitely
  • OSP seeking public help in animal kill investigation in Lincoln Co
  • Police increase security at Portland's annual Hanukkah event