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January 20, 2025
  • Will Dems push for a tax increase in session?
  • Might Oregon be punished for being a sanctuary state?
  • Oregon pair arrested for impersonating Firefighters in LA
  • Honeymoon's already over for new city leaders
  • HB 2525 expands Political Tax Credit to $500
  • Parking lot takeover swatted down by police drone
  • Solar boom could reshape rural Oregon
  • Sen Wyden joins Providence picket line on 10th day of strike
  • Lynn Findley reflects on 7 years in the Legislature
  • National School Choice week
  • HB 2189: 1st photo-radar speeding ticket a warning
  • Loophole in state rules paves way to ever-larger solar projects on farmland
  • Oregon joins $80M enforcement action over Bank Secrecy Act violations
  • The Oregon DMV now offers kiosks inside some Fred Meyer stores
  • Tribes, 34 organizations to receive $23M for home repairs
  • Ag overtime threshold decreasing in the new year
  • Cascade Locks City Council gets update; additional forensics requested
  • Powerball jackpot won in Beaverton, $328.5M prize
  • High school construction costs in Portland are headed off the charts. Why?
  • Portland Public Schools estimates 1,700 native students in district
    • January 19, 2025
  • Oregon mandates state workers defy Trump deportation plans
  • Oregon's 120K undocumented immigrants could be impacted
  • March at Oregon Capitol ahead of inauguration
  • SB 697: Illegal to sell firearms to adults under 21
  • Judge rules disputed grave sites case can advance
  • Health officials prepare for change under Trump
  • New bill asks $11M for Willamette Falls Locks Authority
  • Senate, House majority leaders are ‘ready to work' this legislative session
  • Editorial: Should local bus system require rider identification cards to ride?
  • Oregon gets over $30M federal grant to build wildlife I-5 overpass
  • TikTok content creators in Oregon mourn the app's ban
  • Beach hazards statement affecting Oregon until Monday morning
  • Could Bend's fire hydrants run dry in a catastrophic fire?
  • Milton-Freewater city manager addresses incomplete police station
  • Pendleton's cancer center to close doors in coming months
  • Oregon Coast CC directors appoint Alexander to board
    • January 18, 2025
  • Gov. Kotek to stand by sanctuary law despite Trump-allied group's warning
  • Trump's inauguration looming, Oregon Democrats strategize response
  • Wyden introduces bill to protect Americans from tariffs
  • Oregon joins other states in two gun rights cases in Texas
  • Portland faces $100M+ budget deficit, prepares for service cuts
  • Saturday march to draw crowds to downtown Portland
  • Family sues airline for $27M for student pilot's death
  • Kotek says flags will be flown at half-staff Jan. 20
  • Marion County is negotiating to buy Brooks incinerator, company says
  • Missing Mount Hood climber found safe
  • Oregon firefighters save pair stranded in Palisades Fire zone
  • Rethink Waste Project receives $125K from Oregon DEQ
  • James Beard Public Market buys downtown Portland building
  • Oregon Health Authority extends benefits to young adults with special needs
  • Redmond business owner fears loss of platform if TikTok is banned
  • Rep. Maxine Dexter joins Providence picket line
  • Second man dies after swept into ocean by king tides
  • Study finds huge water reservoir beneath OR Cascades
  • Arctic blast set for U.S., what to expect in the PNW
  • Lars Larson on TikTok ban debate
  • Meet Oregon's 19 new state legislators
  • Oregon's Housing Crisis Exposes Government Priorities
  • What's open, closed in Oregon on MLK Jr. Day