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From stronger consumer rights to harsher criminal penalties, these Oregon laws are now official
Published: January 1, 2026 14:00
Thursday marks the first day of the 2026 new year, and with that, a new set of laws passed by the Oregon Legislature will take effect. They span from stronger accountability provisions for utility companies to criminal penalties for spreading AI-generated…
Trump administration agrees to drop anti-DEI criteria for stalled health research grants
Published: December 31, 2025 17:44
The Trump administration will review frozen grants to universities without using its controversial standards that discouraged gender, race and sexual orientation initiatives and vaccine research. In a settlement agreement filed in Massachusetts federal…
USPS says mail-in ballots might not get postmark on same day they’re dropped off
Published: December 31, 2025 14:00
The U.S. Postal Service has adopted a new rule that could create doubt about whether some ballots mailed by voters by Election Day will receive postmarks in time to be counted. A USPS rule that took effect on Dec. 24 says mail might not receive a postmark…
From lawsuits to new laws, these Oregonians made biggest impacts on state politics in 2025
Published: December 30, 2025 14:00
In state and national news this year, many Oregonians stood out for standing up. From protests and marches against President Donald Trump and his administration’s policies and executive orders, to dozens of lawsuits against the federal government. Massive…
Oregon saw 1,100 immigration arrests in 2025
https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/12/29/oregon-saw-1100-immigration-arrests-in-2025/
Published: December 29, 2025 14:00
Federal immigration agents arrested about 1,100 people in Oregon this year, immigration experts estimate — a surge from the 113 arrests recorded in all of 2024. In August, the Trump administration said it would “come after” states like Oregon with laws…
Deportations, tariffs, court clashes, record shutdown mark a historic year in Washington, D.C.
Published: December 26, 2025 19:06
WASHINGTON — This year produced a seemingly endless array of history-making events and nearly constant change to immigration policy, tariffs, the Education Department and federal health care programs. President Donald Trump came back into office emboldened…
Conservation groups urge Oregon to reduce whale deaths from crab fishing gear
Published: December 25, 2025 14:00
After at least four humpback whales were entangled this year in Oregon commercial Dungeness crab fishing gear, conservation groups are petitioning the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission to adopt measures to reduce the amount of fishing gear during whale…
National Guard shooting case moved to federal court as prosecutors weigh death penalty
Published: December 24, 2025 21:12
WASHINGTON — The man accused of shooting two National Guard members near the White House last month, killing one, was charged in federal court Wednesday, moving the case out of the local court system. United States Attorney for the District of Columbia…
NY federal officials submit 1 million more pages of Epstein files
Published: December 24, 2025 21:12
WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors have sent a million more pages related to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to the Department of Justice, which plans to release them in the coming weeks, officials said Wednesday. Justice Department staff wrote in a…
Oregon leads lawsuit over Kennedy’s efforts to ban gender-affirming care for minors
Published: December 24, 2025 20:49
Attorney General Dan Rayfield, who led the Oregon House when it passed some of the nation’s strongest laws to protect access to transgender health care, is suing the federal government over efforts to bar gender-affirming care for minors by stripping…
Social workers question spending, standards and ‘harmful dynamics’ at national association
Published: December 24, 2025 14:00
TOPEKA — Social workers nationwide directed furious complaints toward their national association, demanding accountability, transparency and an external review of finances in the wake of a structural realignment that jettisoned 14 state-level leaders. Four…