On Aug. 6, Sushi Okalani celebrated its 20-year anniversary. The celebration took place at The Ruins, the same location where they held their …
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(The Center Square) – California is experiencing the country's biggest hikes in electricity rates, according to new research from the Energy Institute at the Haas School of Business at University of California, Berkeley.
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This is a developing story and may be updated. Oregon lawmakers meeting at the Capitol to balance the state’s budget are staring down a much rosier economic forecast than expected. Lawmakers will have $300 million more to work with than expected, an 80% increase from the $63 million budget deficit they were expected to be […]
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(The Center Square) A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has extended Temporary Protected Status for nearly 350,000 Haitians throughout the country, including roughly 13,000 in Springfield, Ohio.
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Whether you’re wondering when the state will finally fix that pothole, whether new restrictions on artificial intelligence are coming or if tips will be taxed despite new federal policies, what happens at the Oregon Capitol has impacts on all Oregonians. On Monday, the Oregon Legislature convened in Salem for a month-long legislative session, during which […]
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Oregon lawmakers opened the 2026 legislative session Monday with a clear rift between Democrats and Republicans over how best to spend their time sprinting to the finish line of the 35-day short legislative session. That work began in the newly renovated Oregon State Capitol, which has for years closed off its iconic rotunda and most […]
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(The Center Square) – Colorado Republicans Friday reacted to Gov. Jared Polis’ final State of the State, disputing the Democrat's comments that “real progress” is being made on the cost of living, crime, road infrastructure and state regulations.
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Oregon’s largest electric utilities will need to show continual progress towards the state’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets or face enforcement from the Oregon Public Utility Commission, a judge ruled. Tuesday’s written ruling from Marion County Circuit Court Judge Channing Bennett follows a spoken directive Bennett gave in November and clears up any uncertainty over […]
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(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump returned to Michigan on Tuesday to tout the economy and the auto industry.
