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August 07, 2026
  • Universal health care board punts single-payer report
  • What Portland councilors say they need for Moda
  • City rejects 19 amendments to Moda
  • Fight over divisive farmworker overtime
  • Kotek TV ad demonizes ICE agents
  • Could Portland handle an urban wildfire?
  • MultCo: $101M for Moda
  • Drazan's first TV ad of general election
  • Dem lawmakers press treasurer to audit pension fund
  • Asbestos levels near Centennial Mills fire are low — collapse risk remains
  • City Council Proposes Conditions on Zenith Terminal Sale
  • Judge: $2M bond in Spokane arson
  • Lars Larson: Choking on the smoke of bad policies
  • Lawmakers propose moratorium on large data centers
  • No right-on-red proposal at Portland City Council
  • OR judge orders Pentagon to resume wind energy reviews
  • Portland scrambles to shape the Moda Center deal
  • ‘OPB Politics Now': sudden backlash to data centers
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    August 06, 2026
  • Downtown owners desperate to attract tenants
  • Blazers may face hefty relocation fee
  • Wildfire smoke drives visitors away from Gov't Camp
  • Keizer City Council finds Mayor broke city rules
  • 2x arsonist caught starting Oregon wildfires
  • Fraudulent sleep study, $2 million fake billing
  • Pearl District tests positive for asbestos after fire
  • Clackamas considers data center moratorium
  • Clash after petition to divert PCEF $$ to police rejected — legal action coming?
  • OR lawmakers call for ban on wildfire betting
  • PPS Forecasts Enrollment Decline to Hit Middle Schools
  • WA millionaire's tax will be on Nov ballot
  • Are communities prepared for the threat of wildfires?
  • Ashland voters to decide whether utility fees need voter approval
  • Blazers: responding to city's questions felt ‘like a trap'
  • City Council hosts public meeting on arena renovations
  • Data center advisory committee talks moratorium, incentives
  • Dems hoping to flip SW WA state House seats
  • Eugene Clean Energy Fund qualifies for ballot
  • OHSU Fined $1.5M for Staffing Law Violations
  • Portland civil rights leader chastises city council
  • Prosper Portland Won't Release Review of Loan Program