By NICK BUDNICK/The Lund Report The Oregon Health Authority, nonprofits and county health officials are bracing for layoffs and cuts after the Trump administration abruptly halted $12 billion in funding […]
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Eugene Emeralds’ league standing at stake due to stadium issues and likely to force move
By NATHAN WILK/KLCC News EUGENE — The Eugene Emeralds kick off their 2025 season in April, but the team’s manager says the clock is ticking on their time in Eugene. […]
University of Oregon faculty could go on strike Monday if weekend bargaining fails to reach agreement
By NATHAN WILK/KLCC News EUGENE — The University of Oregon’s faculty union has announced its intent to strike as early as Monday, the start of Spring Term, unless it can reach a […]
Portland transgender track athlete triggers Trump administration investigation into her participation
By NIK STRENG/The Oregonian/OregonLive The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has opened an investigation into Portland Public Schools and the statewide athletic governing body for allowing transgender […]
Groundbreaking crisis service that patrols the streets of Eugene 24/7 is cutting back drastically
By NATHAN WILK/KLCC News EUGENE — CAHOOTS currently responds to calls in Eugene 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Starting April 7, however, the hours of service in […]
Amtrak pulls aging railcars from Cascades route due to safety concerns
By KRISTIAN FODEN-VENCIL/Oregon Public Broadcasting Amtrak said it’s pulling its fleet of “Horizon” railcars from several lines, including the Amtrak Cascades route, after the company and the manufacturer discovered safety […]
Judge blocks Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek’s requirement for union labor on many state projects
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — A Marion County judge has stalled a controversial order by Gov. Tina Kotek that requires use of union labor in many state construction projects. […]
Trump’s controversial logging orders: A win-win or recipe for continued conflict?
By TED SICKINGER/The Oregonian/OregonLive Earlier this month, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders aimed at ramping up logging on federal lands. The directives prompted polar and predictable reactions from timber industry […]
Supreme Court denial effectively ends federal climate lawsuit brought in part by Eugene teenagers
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle The nation’s highest court declined to hear a petition that would have revived a landmark climate change lawsuit against the federal government, led by young […]
Oregon wildlife officers are cracking down on hunters using thermal imaging cameras
By KRISTIAN FODEN-VENCIL/Oregon Public Broadcasting It’s morning in a hunting blind at the Santiam Valley Ranch, a private duck hunting club near Turner, just south of Salem. It’s cold and wet. […]