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By NATHAN WILK/KLCC News Bigfoot Beverages, the Oregon-based drinks distributor, has stopped recognizing its workers union amid an ongoing strike — a move that union representatives say is illegal. The workers have been on strike for more than 70 days at Bigfoot facilities in Eugene, Springfield, Newport, Coos Bay and Roseburg seeking a contract that retains their pensions, rather than transitioning

By JULIA SILVERMAN/TheOregonian/OregonLive Schools in Albany reopened Tuesday after a weeks-long teacher strike, a dramatic reversal just hours after the deal seemingly collapsed during a marathon negotiation session. Greater Albany Public Schools board members voted late Monday to approve the contract and settlement agreement. Members of the Greater Albany Education Association also ratified it, meaning school will resume for the Linn

By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek says her efforts to ease a housing and homeless crisis, boost lagging educational achievement, and better help people with mental health and addiction challenges are bearing fruit. She just needs state lawmakers to agree to keep the pressure up. So in a recommended two-year budget unveiled Monday, Kotek is asking the Legislature to boost spending on

By MONICA SAMAYOA/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon environmental regulators have approved rules that will temporarily delay the state’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions from medium- and heavy-duty trucks, which are typically used for commercial purposes and for long-haul transportation. But trucking advocates are calling for a longer delay of the rules, saying the technology for these types of zero-emissions vehicles as