Oregon Statewide

Oregon is putting new data-center projects on state-owned land on hold as Governor Tina Kotek seeks to determine how the rapidly expanding industry will affect the state's water, electricity, infrastructure, and communities.   Oregon…

A strong U.S. jobs report released this week appears to show the labor market performing far better than expected. But a closer look at where those jobs were added reveals a more complicated picture- one that raises questions about the…

Diesel prices have reached a new national record, with the average U.S. price climbing to $5.9015 per gallon on September 7, according to AAA. But Oregon is experiencing an even sharper increase, with the state's average diesel price…

Oregon households served by Portland General Electric are seeing a modest reduction in electricity rates, while new federal data shows that the state's overall price levels have moved above the national average. The changes come as…

Oregon-based Nike is losing its place in one of Wall Street’s most closely watched stock indexes after a nearly 80% collapse in its share price from its 2021 record high. Nike’s removal from the S&P 100 According to S&P…

The Trump administration introduces new federal rules around tax exemptions that could put some programs designed to support students of color under scrutiny, including at private colleges in Oregon. New Federal Rule Targets…

A federal whistleblower has raised new concerns about a U.S. Postal Service system designed to screen mail ballots, warning that a single error could potentially cause an entire batch of ballots to be rejected. New Ballot-System…

Oregon's universities are confronting a difficult combination of declining student numbers and mounting financial pressure, as out-of-state enrollments dwindle and the state's high school graduate population is projected to fall by 19% by…

A 24-year-old Oregon mother has been sentenced to time served after being found guilty in May of kidnapping her daughter and fleeing to Mexico. Tidings Insight Federal law makes it a crime to take a child outside the United States…

Starting this fall, Oregon high school students will receive personal finance education as part of a new statewide graduation requirement, with the first affected class graduating in 2027. Oregon Students Set to Graduate With…