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Oregon Rolls Out New School Rating System, But ODE May Be Too Short-Staffed To Make Them Work
The Oregon State Board of Education (OSBE) has begun the process of implementing Senate Bill 141 to create a new education accountability system.
The OSBE has approved a set of rules introducing statewide metrics that all 197 school…
Medford Police Arrest 19 Year Old After December 5 Shooting Investigation Expands
MEDFORD, Ore. — Nineteen-year-old Audrik Darling of Medford has been arrested in connection with a shooting on December 5 and a kidnapping, assault, and unlawful use of a weapon on October 11, 2025.
In a news release, the Medford Police…
Oregon Joins Lawsuit Against Trump’s $100,000 Visa Fee That Would Hit Major Employers Like…
A coalition of 19 States, including Oregon, filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration yesterday over its unlawful policy imposing a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions that would create a costly barrier for employers- especially…
Oregon May Be Sitting on One of the World’s Biggest Lithium Deposits but Who Really Benefits if It…
A massive deposit of lithium, which could overtake the giant South American ‘Lithium Triangle,’ has been identified in Malheur County, Oregon.
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Identified lithium resources : share of world total…
Oregon’s Quietly Built Swift Water Rescue Team Gets Its First Real Test in Washington Floods
A swift water rescue team from Clackamas Fire District, which has quietly been building capacity, was deployed on its first mission Thursday to bolster emergency flood response after major flooding in neighbouring Washington State.…
Oregon Nurses Say ICE Is Turning Trauma Hospital Into an Extension of Detention and Scaring Patients…
The Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) wrote to the President of Legacy Emanuel Medical Center on behalf of Oregon nurses at the hospital who are concerned about policies that aren't being enforced equally.
They said U.S. Immigration and…
Oregon’s Longest-Serving Lawmaker Faces Expanded Ethics Probe Over Side Jobs and Salary Increase
Oregon’s longest serving lawmaker, Rep. Greg Smith (R-Heppner), faces an expanded ethics probe over side jobs and a grant to substantially raise his salary.
The Oregon Government Ethics Commission earlier this week voted unanimously to…
Oregon Flood and Wildfire Projects Could Get New Life After Court Stops FEMA Funding Freeze
After Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced a court victory yesterday preventing the Trump Administration from unlawfully cutting billions in disaster preparedness funding, hope has emerged that key projects cut in April can now be…
New SNAP Work Rules Could Cut Food Aid for 37,000 Oregonians as Exemptions Shrink
The SNAP rule waivers, which were ended by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), will immediately affect 37,000 Oregonians, a figure expected to increase over time.
Hard-hit by the new laws are Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents…
Oregon Job Numbers Reveal Unemployment Was Climbing All Along After Shutdown Left Economists Blind
The federal government shutdown left economists flying blind about unemployment in Oregon, but newly released figures from the Oregon Department of Employment show the picture was worsening all along.
Preliminary August data pegged…