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Judge Abruptly Recuses Himself in Douglas County Election Dispute
The move comes more than two months into the case and after the plaintiff files an incendiary second amended petition for review.
Health Insurers in Oregon Move Toward Major Rate Bumps, Again
One year after getting a median rate increase of around 10%, the same insurers are looking, in 2026, to increase rates by a median 10% more.
People’s Depot Says It May Have Found Permanent Home for Bottle Drop
A permanent bottle drop facility could be coming to inner Southeast Portland.
Big Oregon Hospitals Hemorrhaged Money Early This Year
Hospital finances across Oregon took a dramatic—and potentially historic—turn for the worse early this year, with the states’ 60-something acute care facilities reporting huge losses in the first quarter of 2025, according to new data from the state health authority.
Trump Administration Targets Oregon Sex-Ed Program Over Contents on Gender Identity
The Trump administration is threatening funding to an Oregon sex-ed program over its curricula's inclusion of "gender ideology."
City Recovers $6.7 Million From Scam That Targeted the Water Bureau
The City of Portland on Friday announced that it had successfully clawed back $6.7 million in funds that were stolen from the Portland Water Bureau this spring in an attempted scam.
City Cancels PCEF Bid Solicitation to Comply With Mayor’s DEI Order
The city is cancelling a climate tax application due to Trump's DEI mandate, leaving 90 bidders without answers.
Top OHSU Executive Loses His Job
A longtime hospital executive at Oregon Health & Science University says his role is being eliminated.
Why Does It Smell Like Rotten Asshole in Several of These Lofty Gentrified Areas?
I’ve recently been spending more time in inner Southeast Portland and I am wondering: Why does it smell like rotten asshole in several of these lofty gentrified areas? Dr. Know answers.
Readers Respond to the Investigation of Leslee Barnes
Last week, Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson approved an ethics investigation conducted by an outside law firm, spurred by a revelation in WW.
