Oregon says it will resist Trump administration’s push to remove immigrants from Medicaid rolls

August 30, 2025

The federal government has launched a new campaign against immigrants by demanding that states answer monthly questions about low-income people on publicly funded health insurance. But the Oregon Health Authority says it will not provide the Trump administration with personal information about Oregon Health Plan members.

County commissioner recuperating in Newport hospital after fall and surgery

August 30, 2025

Lincoln County Commissioner Claire Hall is recuperating at Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital after falling and breaking her right hip and shoulder in her office Monday.

34 of 36 Oregon sheriffs support Marion County lawsuit seeking clarity on cooperation with immigration police

August 30, 2025

Every Oregon sheriff except two supports a recent Marion County lawsuit which is asking a federal court to decide if the county can release information about people on parole in response to administrative subpoenas from immigration authorities.

Oregon lawmakers convene Friday to take up road funding. Here’s an outline of the issues

August 29, 2025

Oregon lawmakers returned to Salem on Friday for a special legislative session called by Gov. Tina Kotek to complete what she says is unfinished business -- passing a transportation funding package that will avert laying off state employees and help cities and counties pay for road repairs.

Tourist-based coastal businesses and officials say end of summer season should find visits, spending down only slightly

August 28, 2025

As the 2025 summer tourist season winds down there are hints that price consciousness could take a bite out of the earnings that so many businesses rely on to get through the rest of the year. With at least two weeks of the summer tourism season left to go, the answer appears to be – a little, but not a

Samaritan Health announces it will keep birthing center open at its Lincoln City hospital for at least another year

August 28, 2025

Samaritan Health Services has announced it will continue delivering babies and providing maternity care at its hospitals in Lincoln City and Lebanon, four months after considering closing them. Samaritan will make changes to keep them open and review that decision in a year.

Search for the facts. Commissioners’ recall effort is not a “culture war”

August 28, 2025

To the editor: To paint those people in favor of recalling Lincoln County Commissioner Claire Hall with the broad brush of transphobia is lazy, irresponsible, and also insulting. Many of us are interested in transparency, the facts and are in active pursuit of them. Such as, why are we paying for a separate office for Commissioner Casey Miller? Why has true

Wyden schedules town hall Saturday, Sept. 6 in Newport

August 28, 2025

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore. has scheduled a town hall for 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6 at the Newport Performing Arts Center.

State’s economists tell legislators that federal tax cuts could blow a $373 million hole in Oregon’s new budget

August 28, 2025

Oregon legislators were told Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s so-called One Big Beautiful Bill is expected to slash money flowing into the state’s general fund by more than $888 million during the current two-year budget.

Gov. Tina Kotek’s transportation plan could reshape how Oregonians think about electric vehicles

August 28, 2025

A new proposal under Gov. Tina Kotek’s transportation bill up for debate beginning Friday would require EV and plug-in hybrid drivers to enroll in a program that would charge them a per-mile fee, or a “road usage charge,” for driving on any Oregon road.