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Free fishing days returning to Oregon next weekend
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Published: May 29, 2026 13:00
Oregon residents and out-of-state visitors can enjoy free fishing days across the stateās waterways June 6 and 7.Ā The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is offering free fishing days so anyone can fish, clam or crab without a license or tag. And onā¦
With āKinder Gradsā and $100, Oregon treasurer hopes to double number of college savings accounts
Published: May 28, 2026 23:21
BEAVERTON ā The 18 graduates of Ms. Womackās kindergarten class at Beavertonās Vose Elementary are preparing to become firefighters, soccer players, astronauts and doctors, they said. Going on to college before all that, however, drew some shock andā¦
Trump administration sues Oregon, three other states over undercover license plate denials
Published: May 28, 2026 21:52
The Trump administration sued four Democratic-led states Wednesday over the statesā refusal to grant undercover license plates to federal agents, marking the latest escalation between state sanctuary policies and the federal governmentās aggressiveā¦
Oregon Supreme Court to hear case that could reshape attorneys fees in public records suits
Published: May 28, 2026 20:35
The Oregon Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could set precedent over the type and amount of monetary relief Oregonians who successfully sue public agencies for records could win.Ā The stateās highest court last week agreed to review a 2025ā¦
Trump order limiting voting by mail will stand for now, federal judge rules
Published: May 28, 2026 18:29
A federal judge on Thursday declined to block President Donald Trumpās executive order restricting voting by mail, finding that it was too early to challenge the directive. TheĀ decision by D.C. District Court Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee,ā¦
Oregonians using SNAP benefits most frequently listed big grocery, retail companies as employer
Published: May 28, 2026 13:00
Oregonians who received federal aid to pay for their groceries last year frequently reported working for the nationās largest grocery and retail corporations, according to a Capital Chronicle analysis of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program data fromā¦
Nearly 1,000 Oregon households bought homes with this lending program last year
Published: May 27, 2026 23:23
Nearly 1,000 Oregon households used a state-sponsored lending program to help buy a home in 2025.Ā The Flex Lending program, which Oregon Housing and Community Services began developing in 2018, allows low- to moderate-income borrowers to buy homes in theā¦
Confirmed death toll rises to 2 from chemical tank blast in southwest Washington
Published: May 27, 2026 22:22
The death toll from Tuesdayās chemical tank rupture at a mill in southwest Washington has climbed to at least two people, while nine others remain āunrecovered,ā according to authorities. Longviewās Fire Department said late Wednesday morning that a personā¦
Republican push to restore tax breaks blocked by Oregon Democrats faces āsteep hill,ā backers say
Published: May 27, 2026 19:27
Oregon Public Broadcasting originally published this article. Oregon Republicans just notched a major win, allowing voters to have a say on ā andĀ overwhelmingly rejectĀ ā a hike to gas taxes and other fees passed by Democrats. Their next tax-blocking effortā¦
Oregon AG staff attended Vance anti-fraud meeting, but other Democratic AGs say they were excluded
Published: May 27, 2026 17:58
WASHINGTON ā A handful of Democratic state attorneys general said Tuesday that expert officials from their offices were denied access to a major White House anti-fraud meeting convened by Vice President JD Vance and attended by Republican AGs. Two dozenā¦
Voluntary departures spike as immigrants face squalid detention, pressure to leave
Published: May 27, 2026 13:21
A surge in voluntary departure agreements in immigration courts is raising concerns that Trump administration tactics are unfairly pressuring immigrants into leaving the United States, even if they have a legal right to stay. Voluntary departures duringā¦
Trump administration seizes on shooting to make case again for White House ballroom
Published: May 26, 2026 19:43
WASHINGTON ā Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche argued in a court filing that a shooting Saturday in the vicinity of the White House further proves the need for an East Wing ballroom with āa heavy steel, drone proof roof, missile resistant and droneā¦
Feds agree to decide on endangered species protections for Crater Lake newt by October
Published: May 26, 2026 19:31
An imperiled newt only found in and around southern Oregonās Crater Lake may soon be protected under the Endangered Species Act following a three-year legal battle. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agreed in a recent settlement with the nonprofitā¦
Oregon DMV wonāt reinstate undercover plates for feds, citing potential sanctuary lawsuit
Published: May 26, 2026 18:57
Oregon wonāt resume issuing undercover state license plates to federal law enforcement agencies, a top Oregon transportation official told the Trump administration late last week.Ā The Oregon Department of Transportation on April 15 temporarily suspendedā¦
Oregon Republicans handed Drazan another shot to beat Kotek. Will this time be different?
Published: May 26, 2026 13:00
Two-time Republican gubernatorial hopeful Christine Drazan pulled no punches as she launched her general election campaign in Portland last week, warning of a ābruisingā incoming race against her political rival and incumbent Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek.Ā ā¦
āGoing green now for who?ā Yakama protest clean energy project on sacred site to power data center
Published: May 25, 2026 13:00
GOLDENDALE, Wash. ā High up on the Washington side of the Columbia River near the John Day hydroelectric dam, members of the Yakama Nation gathered to protest a clean energy storage project slated to be built on a sacred tribal site. Supporters of theā¦
Oregon prosecutors said she didnāt protect her baby. She says she was surviving abuse.
Published: May 23, 2026 13:00
In September 2023, Deborah Albin found herself sitting in jail in Corvallis, Oregon, listening as a prosecutor told a judge why she should be held responsible for her 2-month-old babyās death. The Benton County prosecutor, Matthew Ipson, was blunt. Opalā¦
Despite hearty rejection of gas tax, Oregonians are far from sour on all taxes
Published: May 22, 2026 21:43
Despite rising inflation and a souring economy, voters passed or renewed more than 40 taxes for libraries, local schools and in some cases fire and emergency services.
Kids are being harmed by tear gas, pepper spray under Trump. There could be long-term consequences
Published: May 22, 2026 20:59
ProPublica originally published this article. ProPublica staffer Mariam Elba contributed research reporting. The children were walking to school in Broadview, Illinois, or leaving a shopping center in Columbus, Ohio. They were at home in Minneapolis, orā¦
States that cover healthcare for immigrants scale back
Published: May 22, 2026 17:56
Budget constraints are forcing liberal-leaning states that spend their own money on healthcare for noncitizens to scale back that aid, as they grapple with federal Medicaid cuts and the expiration of federal subsidies that helped people buy Obamacareā¦
Data center battles started in the states. Now itās Congress under siege.
Published: May 22, 2026 13:25
WASHINGTON ā Higher electric rates? Massive data centers looming over neighborhoods? Ugly political fights over what to do about them? The future of data centers and their huge appetite for electricity is quickly escalating as a political flashpoint fromā¦