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Columnists

Commentary: The road to transportation funding is long

The debate over paying for transportation needs in Oregon may have paused with the end of the legislative ... Read more

Government

Oregon Democrats slam Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ urge Rep. Cliff Bentz to vote against it

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and the state’s Democratic congressional delegation are speaking out against President Donald Trump’s proposed ... Read more

Business

Gov. Kotek launches new agency to fast-track housing construction

The “doors are open” on a new state office charged with meeting Gov. Tina Kotek’s goal of getting ... Read more

Business

Rick Wright, Market of Choice CEO and grocery industry leader, dies at 62

Rick Wright, CEO of the Oregon-based grocery chain Market of Choice, died Sunday. He was 62. Wright, who ... Read more

Uncategorized

Conservative who once backed Republican state Rep. Cyrus Javadi attempts to get him recalled

Kristina Nelson in her petition criticized several of Javadi’s votes during the Legislative session for not reflecting ‘conservative ... Read more

Business

Opinion: Bans on rent-pricing algorithms could backfire, lead to higher prices

The Pacific Northwest boasts natural splendors and world-class companies from Amazon and Microsoft to Nike and Columbia Sportswear. ... Read more

Government

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 ... Read more

Government

Oregon Democratic state Rep. Hòa Nguyễn returns to House following cancer diagnosis

Nguyễn did not say Friday the extent to which she had recovered or for how long she would ... Read more

Columnists

Opinion: A half bet at the Keno Dam

Last August, Northwest salmon caught a break when four dams on the Klamath River, which flows from mountain ... Read more

Columnists

Commentary: Oregonians deserve a smarter approach to wildfires

Both suppression and risk reduction are necessary   Each year, Oregon braces for wildfire season. And each year, ... Read more