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Bipartisan Lawmakers Fight to Revive $4 Billion Oregon Funding Law as Schools Face Million-Dollar…
A group of bipartisan lawmakers has joined forces to urge Congress to renew a 24-year-old law that has provided Oregon with $4 billion dollars for essential public services and education.
The Secure Rural Schools Act distributed funding…
ODOT Needs an Additional $1.3 Billion to Upgrade Roads and Bridges Throughout Oregon
Proposals on how to fund an additional $1.3 billion for the Oregon Department of Transport (ODOT) will be revealed in a preliminary plan in April by the legislature's Joint Transportation Committee.
This decision was taken following…
Oregon Joins Landmark Lawsuit Challenging Elon Musk’s DOGE Appointment and Federal Overreach
Oregon has joined a long list of other states fighting the ‘unconstitutional’ new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and the appointment of Elon Musk without electoral support.
AG Dan Rayfield Joins Lawsuit with 11 Other…
Trump Freezes Funds to Oregon Nonprofits that Help Immigrants Become U.S. Citizens
Oregon Nonprofits Reel under Latest Funding Freeze Announcement by the Trump Administration that Impacts Immigrants Seeking Citizenship
A freeze on federal grant funding to assist immigrants who are legal permanent residents to become…
Oregon Faces Massive Housing Challenge: Nearly Half a Million Homes Needed in Next 20 Years
Oregon will have to build nearly half a million new homes over the next two decades to keep pace with population growth and changing demographic expectations.
This is revealed in the newly published Oregon Housing Needs Analysis report…
Oregon Defies Trump’s Funding Ban, Keeps Transgender Care Programs Intact
Gender-affirming care for transgender people in Oregon is not expected to be affected despite President Donald Trump's executive order to restrict funding for children and teenagers under 19.
The Oregon Health and Science University…
Federal Judge Halts Trump’s Funding Freeze: Oregon Faces Chaos Over Billions in Federal Aid
A federal judge yesterday (Tuesday) called a halt to President Donald Trump’s federal funding freeze that created chaos and uncertainty throughout the country.
Nonprofits and State Agencies Thrown into Confusion and Panic…
New Bill will Stop Oregon Merchants from Forcing Customers to Use Credit Cards
Oregon retailers who insist that customers pay with credit or debit cards instead of with cash will not be able to charge them for transaction fees.
This is the aim of Senate Bill 425 proposed by Sen. Floyd Prozanski, D-Eugene.
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Oregon’s Offshore Drilling Ban Sparks Clash with Trump’s Energy Vision
Days before relinquishing the American Presidency to Donald Trump, President Joe Biden outlawed offshore drilling affecting 625 acres of federal waters – a move slated by the American Petroleum Institute as politically motivated.
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Oregon Governor Calls for Improved Services for Drug Addiction and Sharpened Focus on Climate…
Providing homes for the homeless, frustration with mental health and addiction treatment problems, and the urgent need to focus on climate resilience following the devastating 2024 wildfires came under the spotlight of Oregon Governor Tina…