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By SCOTT DANCE/The Washington Post A new Trump proposal would eliminate nearly all National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration laboratories focused on studying the world’s weather, climate and oceans and would slash much of the agency’s budget — part of what the White House document describes as an effort to sever all “climate-related programs” from the agency. Documents detailing the administration’s

By BRYCE DOLE/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — Members of the House and Senate judiciary committees this week voted along party lines to move the bills forward, with Democrats using their majority power in the face of Republican pushback. The bills would create a 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases, ban rapid-fire devices, initiate a state licensing program for gun dealers

By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Pulic Broadcasting The newly minted chair of the Oregon Republican Party stepped down Wednesday, amid revelations of ongoing personal financial woes and troubling allegations from a 16-year-old divorce. Jerry Cummings, a pastor from Columbia County, said in a letter to party members Wednesday that the negative publicity from those matters would undercut his ability to help his

By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Data entry errors at the Oregon Department of Transportation that led to more than 1,700 people being incorrectly registered to vote despite not demonstrating citizenship began years earlier than the department previously acknowledged, according to a new report released Friday. Since November, the department has released monthly status reports on its ongoing review

By ELIZABETH MILLER/Oregon Public Broadcasting Nineteen international students attending Oregon’s three largest universities have had their visas revoked by the Department of Homeland Security, according to university officials. They include 13 students from Oregon State University, four from University of Oregon, and two at Portland State University. In addition, one recent PSU graduate has lost visa eligibility, according to university officials.

By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The Oregon Department of Education will not end diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives to fit the Trump administration’s interpretation of federal civil rights law, Gov. Tina Kotek and the state’s education director announced Thursday. “Since the start of the new federal administration, I promised Oregonians that I would not back down from a