Portland mayor’s Sunday routine: Pick up trash, report derelict RVs, repeat Mayor Keith Wilson often skips his day off to tour Portland neighborhoods, filling his truck bed with junk and pushing city agencies to act on what he finds.

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Lawsuit claims ex-Oregon congressman ran red light injuring Portland motorist The $10,000 lawsuit was filed against retired U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer.

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Oregon State Bar opposes proposed rule limiting federal attorney misconduct inquiries Former Attorney General Pam Bondi proposed the rule last month to confront what she called an "unprecedented weaponization" of state bar complaints.

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Oregon whistleblowers say culture of silence creates ‘risk of another death’ at state psychiatric hospital Complaint shows nurse begged Oregon officials to check on psychiatric patient locked in seclusion. Nine days later, he was dead.

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Oregon is on track for its worst measles year in decades. Here’s why Oregon’s vaccination rates continue to fall and vaccine hesitancy continues to rise. The state health authority also doesn’t share county-level case information to give the public a clearer sense of r...

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Trump Administration to Pay $1 Billion to Energy Giant to Cancel Wind Farms

Trump Administration to Pay $1 Billion to Energy Giant to Cancel Wind Farms www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/c...

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“If the trade-off is a grading day or students learning to read day, I would like to look around the room and see how many people think we would get more out of a grading day,” Roza said. “The teacher time is already paid for."

Other states that pay teachers to work a similar number of days as Oregon require more of the time to be spent teaching students.

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In the Gulf, a Cruise Line Steps Up to Get Stranded Passengers Home

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Inside the Underground Safe Houses Sheltering Immigrants From ICE

Inside the Underground Safe Houses Sheltering Immigrants From ICE www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/u...

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In 2016, Adam Wyden, son of Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden, asked Jeffrey Epstein to invest in Wyden's hedge fund:

“Jeffrey ... I intensely appreciate like minded individuals and would very much look forward to having you join us at the fund.”

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A graph shows that the wealthiest 0.1% of Americans have had the steepest growth in net worth since Trump and Republicans' tax cuts.

A chart shows that America has added an estimated nearly 200 billionaires in the nears since Trump/Republicans slashed taxes.

The net worth of the richest 0.1% has grown far faster than other Americans' wealth, since the Trump/Republican tax cuts.

In Wyoming, the richest wield the political power - and public services face cuts

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Elite Doctors Served Jeffrey Epstein While Treating His ‘Girls’

Elite Doctors Served Jeffrey Epstein While Treating His ‘Girls’

One sent Mr. Epstein’s sexual partners elsewhere for gonorrhea treatment so that when their cases were reported to public health authorities, they wouldn’t be tied to Mr. Epstein.

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Recently, The Oregonian/OregonLive decided not to report specific numbers about the size of the state's projected budget hole.

The reason: Oregon budget writers would not reveal the math behind their claims that massive cuts were needed.

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ProPublica Sues Education Department for Withholding Records About Discrimination in Schools Under Secretary Linda McMahon, the work of the Office for Civil Rights, which aims to protect students from discrimination, is cloaked in secrecy.

So glad to work in a newsroom that's willing to fight against disappearing data. ProPublica Sues Education Department for Withholding Records About Discrimination in Schools, by @jsmithrichards.bsky.social @jodiscohen.bsky.social

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FedEx Says It Could Return Any Money From Tariff Refunds to Customers

FedEx Says It Could Return Any Money From Tariff Refunds to Customers www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/b...

Trump’s Latest Deportation Tactic: Targeting Immigrants With Minor Family Court Cases Should a dad be deported for leaving his toddlers alone at home for a half hour 15 years ago? The Trump administration says yes in a pending court case with sweeping implications for both the immigrat...

Should a dad be deported for leaving his toddlers alone at home for a half hour 15 years ago? The Trump administration says yes in a pending court case with sweeping implications for both the immigration and child welfare systems.

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Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.

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Lawmakers acknowledge their rewrite of Oregon public meetings law may undermine transparency, pass it anyway “A lot of us heard the concerns of some of our local journalism partners, and I want to flag that those are legitimate and serious,” one Democrat said.

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As a foster child, she saw her siblings only 5 times in 11 years. An Oregon bill would change that The bill, which passed the Oregon Senate 30-0, would guarantee Oregon foster children ongoing contact with their siblings, ready access to precious possessions and enjoy other protections.

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Multnomah County proposes closing 675 shelter beds to account for looming homeless services cuts Seven shelters could close entirely, one would have fewer county-funded beds and several motel voucher programs would end.

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Romanian man pleads guilty to dark web sale of Oregon emergency management credentials Catalin Dragomir negotiated a $3,000 Bitcoin sale of stolen state login credentials, prosecutors said.

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