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Oregon Cleans Up at America’s Most Prestigious Beer Competition

The Great American Beer Festival took place this past weekend in Denver, Colorado, and Oregon brewers had their best showing in years.

The Oregon Lottery’s New Mobile App is Now Live On the Apple Store

The Oregon Lottery is rolling out a mobile platform in the Apple store.

Oregon Millennials Are Killing Marriage, New Report Says

According to the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis, 60 percent of all homeowners in Oregon are married couples, and Oregonians are forgoing marriage more often, or getting married at an older age, than ever before.

Oregon Officials End Cougar Hunt, Saying They Believe They Killed the Big Cat that Fatally Attacked Hiker Diana Bober

State officials are convinced they killed the right cougar. They will begin opening the wilderness to hikers again—and expect most trails to be reopened by Monday.

Protester Who Suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury From a Flash-Bang Grenade Intends to Sue the Portland Police

“Mr. Cantu thought he was going to die,” the tort claim says.

Why Is an Anti-Abortion Measure on the Ballot in America’s Most Pro-Choice State?

This isn’t an endorsement issue—those choices will be revealed next month. Instead, what follows is a primer on the issues that Oregonians face this November.

Measure 103 Will Ban Grocery Taxes. What Else Will it Do?

Oregon businesses are asking voters to change the state constitution to prohibit city, county and state governments from ever taxing groceries.

Why is Nike Co- Founder Phil Knight Backing Both Colin Kaepernick and Republican Nominee For Governor Knute Buehler?

Earlier this month, Phil Knight, co-founder and chairman emeritus of Nike, gave GOP nominee for governor Knute Buehler $1 million. That is in addition to the $500,000 he gave Buehler ’s campaign last year.

Why Does Housing In the ‘Burbs Depend on Portland Voters?

From the vantage point of Portland, Measure 26-199 looks like a slam dunk. The regional planning agency Metro aims to bite into the area’s housing shortage by raising $653 million in property taxes and using the money to build as many as 3,900 new units of affordable housing in three counties: Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas.

Why Was it So Easy For Republicans to Crowd Oregon’s November Ballot With Measures?

Notice a theme among the measures on the statewide ballot? Four of the five address conservatives’ pet causes: abortion restrictions, immigration enforcement, and bans on raising taxes.

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