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Oregon secretary of state candidates focus on need to restore trust in office during first debate

SALEM — The top candidates seeking to become Oregon’s next secretary of state touted their legislative experience and…

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National data shows how Oregon school districts stack up on chronic absenteeism

SALEM — More students are missing school on a regular basis. In the four years since COVID-19 closed…

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Kotek signs new law making drug possession a crime again, says ‘business as usual’ cannot continue

SALEM — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek on Monday, April 1, signed a package of bills that makes minor…

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Oregon group puts independent redistricting measure on hold, citing legal battles, funding woes

SALEM — An Oregon group has decided to table until 2028 its proposed ballot measure to empower an…

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Experts say the economy is getting better, but consumers don’t feel that way. Here’s why.

SALEM — Americans are still worried about their financial stability even as their recession fears lessen. High prices…

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Inequity, mismanagement beleaguer Oregon’s early learning agency, employees say

SALEM — In December 2022, Priscilla Lowells went over her bosses’ heads to alert the incoming Oregon governor…

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Congress allocated $21 billion for early and postsecondary education in Oregon

SALEM — Education agencies, institutions and nonprofits in Oregon are slated to get more than $21.3 billion from…

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Most Oregonians keep their Medicaid benefits as state unwinds pandemic-era protections

SALEM — More than four out of five Oregonians on the Oregon Health Plan have kept their Medicaid…

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Missing that new-car smell? Oregon auto sales remain far below pre-pandemic levels

PORTLAND — Consumer spending has been strong in the years after the pandemic recession. But that spending hasn’t…

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With addiction bill passed, now Oregon faces biggest challenge

SALEM — This session, lawmakers culminated months of discussions and debate that roped in everyone from police officers…

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