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Oregon and Washington Passengers Will Be First in the Nation to Board Amtrak’s New Airo Trains…
Oregon’s Pacific Northwest Amtrak Cascades passengers will be among the first to experience the railroad’s new Airo trains that debut on Wednesday, September 30.
Oregon is recognized for its record-breaking use of the railroad, with ODOT…
Portland’s Largest Overnight Shelter Closes as Nearby Site Turns Away Up to 10 People Each Night
PORTLAND, Ore. — Even though there are over 18,000 homeless people in Multnomah County, the City of Portland was recently forced to close its biggest overnight shelter due to budgetary constraints.
The decision to close the Northwest…
Oregon Leads 26-State Push for AI Safety Rules After Programs Escape Test Environments
Both Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and OpenAI have called on Congress to establish mandatory national safety requirements for advanced artificial intelligence systems, as concerns grow over AI systems acting beyond the limits set for…
Oregon Individual Health Insurance Rates to Jump 21.6% in 2027 as Medical Costs Rise
Across-the-board increases of up to 21.6% in health insurance coverage will add another layer of financial strain on Oregonians in 2027.
High Cost of Medical Care and Expensive Prescription Drugs Blamed for the Rate Hike…
Oregon Loses 2,800 Federal Jobs as Trump Downsizing Push Drives Workforce to Lowest Level Since 1990
Oregon’s federal workforce has fallen to its lowest level since at least 1990, with about 2,800 federal jobs disappearing since President Donald Trump returned to office, according to recent state and federal workforce data.
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Nearly 68,000 Oregon Workers Hold Jobs Highly Exposed to AI Disruption, Study Finds
A frighteningly long list of occupations highly exposed to potential AI disruption has been revealed, covering nearly 68,000 people in the Oregon workforce.
Although only 3.44% of the Oregon workforce falls under high exposure…
Phil and Penny Knight Commit Record $1 Billion to Create University of Oregon Engineering College
Oregon billionaire businessman Phil Knight and his wife Penny have committed a record $1 billion to the University of Oregon (UO) to establish an engineering college.
Not only is this the largest donation ever made to a comprehensive…
Oregon’s Corporate Health Care Ban Goes National as Congress Introduces Similar Bill
Following in Oregon’s footsteps, Congress has introduced the Stop Corporate Takeovers of Physicians Act to stop private equity firms, insurance companies, or other corporate actors from making healthcare decisions.
They…
17-Year-Old Charged With Homicide After Crash Kills Passenger, Sparks 15,000-Acre Wildfire in…
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A 17-year-old Oregon driver has been arrested on a criminally negligent homicide charge after a rollover crash in rural Jackson County killed his passenger and sparked a wildfire that eventually grew to more than…
Central Oregon Becomes Testing Ground for Trump Plan to Speed Up Logging After Wildfires
The Trump administration is moving to speed up logging on recently burned federal forestland, with Central Oregon providing an early test of the new approach.
New National Policy Accelerates Post-fire Projects
The U.S. Forest…