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Oregon AG says he ‘absolutely’ anticipates tariff case will reach U.S. Supreme Court

Federal court hears arguments for State of Oregon, et al., v. Trump, et al. Oregon’s top legal officer…

Business

Study finds money poured into rural Oregon under Biden-era programs recently cut by Republicans

A study by researchers at Portland State University found federal investments in Oregon’s rural and economically stressed counties…

Government

US Senate confirms Oregon native Joe Kent to lead a national intelligence agency

Joe Kent, a former Army Special Forces soldier and two-time Republican candidate for Congress in Washington, was confirmed…

Business

Federal appeals court skeptical of cases for and against Trump tariff authority

WASHINGTON — Judges on the U.S. Appeals Court for the Federal Circuit questioned the legality of President Donald…

Government

Clackamas County is developing a campus to help people recover from addiction 

Clackamas County is continuing to fine-tune a plan to build a recovery campus that would serve those suffering…

Government

USDA proposes closing regional Forest Service offices in Portland, moving work to Colorado, Utah

The Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest Region Headquarters would be closed and the Pacific Northwest Research Station would be…

Crime & Justice

State’s juvenile justice system gets new leader following scrutiny over agency abuse investigations

Gov. Tina Kotek nominated Michael Tessean, most recently director of the Colorado State Board of Parole, to lead the…

Government

Oregon AG sues Trump admin over law limiting Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood

Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield is suing the federal government over a provision in Congressional Republicans’ massive tax…

Education

Oregon, other Democratic states secure 40-day pause on Head Start immigration requirements

“These restrictions were rushed, unclear and would have created confusion,” Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield said in response…

Government

Gov. Kotek signs laws to boost housing supply but more work to be done to solve ‘crisis’

Kotek signed five new laws Monday meant to spur the construction of ‘middle housing’ and to make it…