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‘One Big Beautiful Bill,’ Rep. Bentz draw fierce backlash from Oregon Democrats, nurses

The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday narrowly passed H.R. 1, the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill,” sending…

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ROGUE WANDERER: Story in the making and other summer shenanigans

Summer’s here, and last week launched the season in style.  Daughter Emily came down from Portland so we…

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ADOPT A PET: Rook

Age: Rook is a 1-year, 10-month-old male brindle pit bull mix. Personality: Intelligent, outgoing, playful, confident, energetic, silly,…

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Rick Wright, Market of Choice CEO and grocery industry leader, dies at 62

Rick Wright, CEO of the Oregon-based grocery chain Market of Choice, died Sunday. He was 62. Wright, who…

Business

ODOT director calls Legislature’s transportation bill failure ‘shocking,’ ‘scary,’ warns of layoffs

In an email to ODOT staff Saturday, Director Kris Strickland said the agency will be forced to eliminate…

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Oregon Legislature’s last-ditch attempt for 3-cent gas tax increase fails

Oregon Democrats’ last-ditch effort to stave off hundreds of layoffs at the Oregon Department of Transportation by passing…

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Transportation package clears committee hurdle, goes to Oregon House for Friday vote

It’s been a bumpy road for the now $11.7 billion Transportation Reinvestment Package that moves closer to passage…

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Oregon House introduces scaled-down transportation bill with days left in session

The latest proposal is unpopular with Republicans and some rank-and-file Democrats who said they’ve not had enough time…

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ROGUE WANDERER: Bat ‘Benson’ in the belfry, but we had a plan

In last week’s edition of the Rogue Wanderer, I closed with Lane and I enjoying a peaceful getaway…

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ADOPT A PET: Cherie

Age: Cherie is a 1-year, 2-month-old female Australian Kelpie mix. Personality: Social butterfly, playful, spirited, outgoing, confident, silly,…

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