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Clackamas County begins monitoring of sheriff’s office financials following budget controversy
After the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office went over budget during the 2024-25 fiscal year, the county government has ...
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Nearly 500 Oregon transportation workers get layoff notices after ‘preventable’ funding emergency
Gov. Tina Kotek warns people around the state will feel those cuts, especially in winter Hundreds who ...
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Lawmakers passed slate of bills meant to address state’s ‘woefully short’ housing supply
The state Legislature passed at least a dozen bills meant to protect renter security deposits, boost housing production ...
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Harefest ready to ‘Rock you like a hurricane’ at Canby event
Whether it's a frenzied shred of a guitar solo, tight harmonies that resonate of a time and place ...
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Kotek responds to Trump administration’s withholding of federal education funding
Oregon’s governor has responded to an unprecedented halt to federal education funding. The title funding provided by the ...
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Transportation package clears committee hurdle, goes to Oregon House for Friday vote
It’s been a bumpy road for the now $11.7 billion Transportation Reinvestment Package that moves closer to passage ...
Environment
Two Republican state senators attempt to kill bipartisan proposal to raise lodging tax for wildlife
Raising the state hotel tax by 1.25 percentage points could send millions to the Fish and Wildlife Department, ...
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Regional tribes celebrate lamprey with event at Willamette Falls
While water pours down the face of Willamette Falls behind her, Dave’y Lumley slips into a chest-deep pool ...
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DEQ fines ODOT for violations at Abernethy Bridge project
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality fined the Oregon Department of Transportation $13,000 in May for stormwater violations ...
Business
Oregon House introduces scaled-down transportation bill with days left in session
The latest proposal is unpopular with Republicans and some rank-and-file Democrats who said they’ve not had enough time ...
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Lawmakers, Secretary of State back delaying 2024 Oregon campaign finance law from taking effect
An unremarkable, technical fix bill could be used to delay the state’s 2024 campaign finance law limiting contributions ...
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Oregon lawmakers tuck $1 billion into late-session ‘Christmas tree’ spending bill
House Bill 5006 includes money for natural disasters, raises, museums and more Oregon lawmakers on Tuesday approved $1 ...
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Oregon Senate rejects bill making big tech pay for local journalism as session end nears
The bill’s author told the Capital Chronicle after the vote that she would be reintroducing the bill next ...
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COLUMN | Portland Architecture: Gladstone Library is a little jewel with a big impact
In a wave of library construction across the metro area, this modest suburban branch draws patrons with flexibility, ...
Government
Some Oregon House Republicans boycott floor session after committee transportation debate
Transportation bill sponsor resigns from committee after complaint filed against him With less than one week left in ...
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Oregon House passes bill to tax oral nicotine products, direct funds to wildfire mitigation
The Oregon House in a 37-8 vote on Monday passed a bill to create a new tax on ...
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No relief coming for Oregon’s struggling pharmacies as bill fails
Lawmakers couldn’t find a compromise on a bill to regulate pharmacy benefit managers Oregon lawmakers’ latest attempt ...
Crime & Justice
Clackamas County sheriff: Thieves steal excavator, use it to demolish ATMs
The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office is looking for leads to a suspect after someone stole an excavator from ...
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Grand Ronde asks Gov. Kotek to hold off on granting funds to Willamette Falls Trust
As the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and four other regional tribal groups await a decision in their ...
Government
Divided Oregon panel sends massive transportation funding bill to House floor
House Bill 2025’s prospects are unclear, as Republicans and some crucial Democrats are opposed to it. Oregon’s ...
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Police searching for man named ‘Loony Toon’ after armed chase from Milwaukie to Portland
Portland resident Loony John Franklin Toon is wanted after allegedly fleeing a Milwaukie traffic stop, leading police on ...
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Clackamas County taps levy funds to address sheriff’s office shortfall
The Clackamas County Board of Commissioners agreed to allocate $1 million from a public safety levy, as well ...
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Yakama Nation hosting lamprey celebration June 26 at Oregon City’s Clackamette Park
The Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation invite community members to join them Thursday, June 26 ...
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Clackamas Community College president starts cross-state run
Oregon has more than 12 unique microclimates, ranging from warm-summer Mediterranean on the coast and semi-arid cold desert ...
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Celebrating a half-century milestone,the Milwaukie Museum offers a chance to take a deep dive into history
The 50th anniversary of the museum parallels the 90th anniversary of the Milwaukie Historical Society