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 ...
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Business
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 ...
Business
Oregon joins suit against federal transportation agencies for withholding EV charger funding
Oregon’s attorney general is joining a lawsuit against the heads of the U.S. Department of Transportation and the ...
Government
Democratic attorneys general, including Oregon’s Dan Rayfield, sue RFK Jr., Trump administration to keep public health programs
Twenty attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday in U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island in ...
Government
Federal funding cuts hit Oregon programs supporting kids in foster care
About 65% of children in foster care in Oregon have a Court Appointed Special Advocate, or CASA ...
Education
Thousands of Oregon, Washington children at risk if Head Start ends, lawsuit alleges
More than 25,000 children in Oregon and Washington will lose the child care and early education their families ...
Nation
Trump signs education orders, including overhaul of college accreditations
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed a series of education-focused orders Wednesday related to accreditation in higher education, ...
Nation
Chavez-DeRemer’s labor department threatens ‘serious legal consequences’ for talking to journalists
This story was originally published by ProPublica. A top official in the Department of Labor this week informed all ...
Business
Oregon companies suffering under Trump tariffs, consumers next, business leaders tell governor
At a roundtable hosted by Gov. Tina Kotek, more than a dozen business leaders described a dire situation ...
Education
Federal education cuts and Trump DEI demands leave states, teachers in limbo
Many conservative-led states rely heavily on dollars from Washington.