By ZANE SPARLING/The Oregonian/OregonLive Coos County commissioners have rejected a proposal to welcome federal immigration officials into their jails after hearing that the idea could place the county in legal […]
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Hundreds rally in Salem, Portland against Trump, Musk moves on funding, against agencies
By JULIA SHUMWAY and ALEX BUAMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Hundreds of people crowded the streets of downtown Salem and northeast Portland on Wednesday in separate protests against President Donald Trump, unelected […]
Senate Republican leader pitches increased state scrutiny of Oregon Food Bank
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle For years, legislative Republicans have argued that the Oregon Food Bank strayed from its mission of eliminating hunger by weighing in on political debates. On […]
Trump nominates former acting NOAA administrator to run agency as its future is in question
By The Hill President Trump has nominated Neil Jacobs, a former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration official involved in the “Sharpiegate” episode during Trump’s first term, to lead NOAA. Jacobs, a […]
Large crowd opposes bill that would require farms larger than 200 acres to report fertilizer use
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — A bill that would require thousands of farmers to report their fertilizer use to the Oregon Department of Agriculture drew a big crowd […]
Oregon businesses face uncertainty amid changing trade moves from the Trump administration
By KYRA BUCKLEY/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon companies are trying to make sense of rapidly changing tariff policies that could raise the cost of doing business and strain the state’s relationship […]
Oregon cities would be allowed to raise gas taxes without asking voters under proposed bill in Legislature
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting Dana Merryday began hearing the grumbling when he moved to Cottage Grove more than a decade ago. Roads in the Lane County town of around […]
Oregon cities push for lodging tax changes, infrastructure funding, leeway to remove homeless camps
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon’s cities will push the 2025 Legislature to give them more money for roads, water and sewers, more power to remove homeless […]
National assessment shows Oregon’s 4th and 8th graders falling behind in key subjects
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon’s fourth and eighth graders are struggling in key subjects more than students in most other states, a national assessment found. The National Assessment for […]
Oregon joins lawsuit as state officials scramble Tuesday to respond to Trump order freezing federal funds
By the Oregon Capital Chronicle staff SALEM — Oregon is suing the Trump administration after it ordered an abrupt freeze of many federal payments, leaving state agencies unable to access […]