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Crook County commissioners move back into courthouse

Commissioner offices are located on the third floor, where circuit court and district attorney's offices were once located

Government

U.S. Rep. Bentz talks Republican power, criticizes media in speech at eastern Oregon summit

Bentz was scheduled to discuss “resilience and environment” at the 2025 Eastern Oregon Economic Summit in Pendleton Oregon’s…

Business

Kotek pushes gas tax, transit fix in Oregon special session

When Oregon lawmakers return to Salem next month for a special session, they will be asked to raise…

Education

Oregon’s governor made a deal with Nvidia to get AI education in Oregon schools. What does it mean?

Oregon is one of several states making deals with the trillion-dollar chip maker to get artificial intelligence lessons…

Climate

State lawmakers bailed on a constitutional climate amendment. Advocates will take it to voters

Environmentalists recently filed a petition to get Oregon voters to guarantee a healthy climate in the state constitution…

Columnists

Opinion: Does Sen. Merkley running again mean just another preordained race at the top of the ballot?

Next year, the top of Oregon’s general election ballot will be anchored by the contest for U.S. Senate.…

Government

Oregon governor declares state of emergency over wildfire threat

The state is in critical fire danger because of “extreme high temperatures” that forecasters say will last for…

Government

‘One Big Beautiful Bill’, 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…

Business

Statewide minimum wage increases 35 cents, the lowest rise in ten years

The standard statewide hourly wage will rise to $15.05 per hour, while Portland’s minimum wage will rise to…

News

USDA secretary rescinds 2001 Roadless Rule in national forests

On June 23, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced during a meeting of the Western Governors’…