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Gov. Kotek seeks answers from utility panel amid public outcry over rising utility rates

In a letter to the Public Utility Commission, Kotek asked for more information about how the commission would…

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Oregon food banks face shortages after Trump administration halts $500M in aid

Oregon food banks across the state will lose access to food shipments and leave more Oregonians hungry, advocates…

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Judge blocks Gov. Kotek’s requirement for union labor on many state projects

A Marion County judge has stalled a controversial order by Gov. Tina Kotek that requires use of union labor in…

Crime & Justice

Jail log: Tuesday, March 25

Arrests Failure to appear, supplying contraband — Ashley Elizabeth Batty, 34, of the 300 block of South Riverside…

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GUEST COLUMN: Don’t cave to rancher demands for expanded wolf payments

Oregon Senate Bill 777, introduced in the 2025 Regular Session, proposes changes to the state’s wolf depredation compensation…

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OTHER VIEWS: Don’t expect Legislature to fix issue with disenfranchisement

The proportion of people not affiliated with a political party has gone in one direction in Oregon: up.

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Senate votes to outlaw discrimination against Oregon tenants based on immigration status

Calling it a “moral imperative,” the Oregon Senate voted Monday to ban landlords from asking about or disclosing…

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‘Huge honor’: Rogue Valley Street Dogs organization receives service award

Southern Oregon-based nonprofit Rogue Valley Street Dogs is one of six organizations in the state to be chosen…

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Artificial intelligence conference in Ashland tackles big questions

Four artists were asked if they could define at what line artificial intelligence could compromise human creativity. As…

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