Government
Resignation of Crater Lake head leaves Oregon congressional delegation concerned, clueless
Kevin Heatley, who led the park for just five months, resigned June 30 over concerns about staffing cuts…
Healthcare
British Columbia to Oregon nurses and doctors: ‘Come work for us’
New ad campaign in Washington, Oregon and California aims to lure health care workers to B.C. The Canadian…
Government
Commerce secretary promises broadband funding by end of year
Service providers protest further federal delays The federal government intends to award funding to all rural broadband expansion…
Nation
Federal judges side with Oregon in striking down tariffs imposed by President Trump
New tariffs imposed on nearly all imports into the U.S. since April were struck down Wednesday by three…
News
U.S. House Republicans push through massive tax and spending bill slashing Medicaid
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House early Thursday approved the “big, beautiful bill” that Republican leaders spent months negotiating…
News Partners
Rideshare drivers win more benefits, protections despite industry pushback
Murphy Smith says he was unemployed for four years because of medical issues before becoming a rideshare driver…
Nation
House Democrats urge court to repeal Trump’s tariffs
U.S. House Democrats submitted a brief urging a federal court to repeal President Donald Trump’s tariffs, calling the…
Nation
Environmental group sues feds over logging expansion plan
The Center for Biological Diversity has sued the U.S. Department of the Interior and the USDA Forest Service…
Government
Federal chaos leaves Oregon’s economic outlook sluggish, uncertain, short hundreds of millions
Oregon lawmakers will have nearly $756 million less than they anticipated to spend in next two years, according…
News Partners
Environmentalists argue PacifiCorp’s wildfire liability burden is fueled by coal-protecting bills
When Berkshire Hathaway bought PacifiCorp — Rocky Mountain Power’s parent company — in 2005, stakeholders didn’t consider the…
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