As Oregon lawmakers weigh how to balance the state’s budget, hundreds of Oregonians visited the Capitol to plead with them not to cut funding for public defense, career and technical education and kids with disabilities.  In the fall, Gov. Tina Kotek asked all state agencies to put together proposed cuts of 2.5% and 5% to […]

The Oregon Department of Human Services says it needs $114.6 million from the state’s general fund to fill gaps in its 2025-27 budget because of cuts and other changes to federal food assistance.  The long-awaited funding request comes after Oregon lawmakers in 2025 set a two-year budget days before President Donald Trump signed a major […]

Oregon National Guard troops set to return home before Thanksgiving, after waiting nearly two months at a coastal training camp for legal battles to play out over a potential deployment to Portland, might instead remain at camp. On Sunday evening, federal lawyers made an “emergency” plea to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals asking that […]