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June 21, 2026

County prioritizes housing for LGBTQIA2S+, BIPOC

Lawmakers hint at big changes to school $$

Blazers owner comes to Portland, Moda deal heats up

ODFW on loss of BPA $$ for Columbia River SAFE program

(video) Tour of elaborate, MadMax style homeless bunker

Power back after truck pulled down Beaverton poles

Visiting Eugene-Springfield Planned Parenthood, Kotek supports abortion access

Oregon ranks among worst states for affordable summer road trips

Yes, Oregon is aging. But don't overlook the many contributions of older adults

Adapt Integrated Health Care announced new CFO

Challenger beats incumbent. What's next for Lane County judicial races?

New report: Portland has woefully under-invested in Willamette River

Body of missing St. Helens City Administrator recovered from Columbia

Eugene, Springfield Asian households still may be targeted by burglary ring

New clinic for low-income women and children to pen near Gresham

Portlanders celebrate Juneteenth at 54th annual parade

Salem weighs extending lien forgiveness program for derelict buildings

OHSU president says neonatal ICU expansion is a top priority, offers no timeline

June 20, 2026

All House Democrats oppose Peace Act (hunt-fishing ban)

75% of wildfires are started by people

Immigration arrests on the rise again

Editorial: OHA's non-answers on state hospital are unacceptable

Lars Larson: Guess who is exempt form heat regulations?

Judge orders ICE to release Portland food truck owner

Prosperity Council: economic dev. agency ‘underperforming'

American Legion patriot packet for kids makes me proud

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library officially becomes Oregon state program

Trump admin won't remove ocean monitoring system after intense Oregon pushback

Another Oregon city adopts tax on natural gas appliances

Education key to preventing recreational shooting wildfire starts in OR state forests

Hillsboro now has an In-N-Out. When will Portland get one?

Oregon reaches $7M rent scheme settlement

Why Oregon courthouses are getting security upgrades

Oregon lawmakers hint at major changes to school funding in 2027

State Ed officials recommend repealing, replacing compulsory attendance rules

US Education Dept offers two-year trim on student loan interest rates

Rogue Valley task force uncovers 25K marijuana plants hidden among orchards

June 19, 2026

Kotek removes state school board vice chair

$3.6 million in misspent homeless funds

Bend approves 'climate pollution fee'

Lawmakers approve millions in emergency $$

Deadline nears: Please sign, send back (live saving) Portland police petition

Kotek won't debate Drazan with newspaper group

Portland budget hole means fewer fire vehicles, jobs

95 Oregon school districts may add instructional time

After overdose death, homeless loot belongings

Amid western fires, Forest Service says it's fully staffed

City councilors make final attempt to save union jobs

Councilors Pass Budget - will try to save some jobs

Fed order keeps WA's only coal power plant open

Hillsboro mayor's absence looms in data centers

Intel has a deal to make chips for Apple — shares jump

Meta's appeal against campaign finance penalty fails — WA Supreme Court

OHSU sues OPB over CEO firing files

OP/ED: Bipartisan Fix Our Forests Act needs help

Portland School Board to Consider Screeens Policy

PPB chief speaks out after $20M cut from budget

Prosperity Council to Streamline Economic Development

S. Oregon U's budget crisis

State Hospital leaders struggle to explain past failures

Tillamook County: No confidence resolution for DA

Trump admin to propose tripling logging in Blue Mountains

Trump admin won't remove monitoring buoys

US gas prices fall below $4 for 1st time since March

Vigil for St. Helens city admin who went missing

‘OPB Politics Now': another budget no one is pleased with