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Federal judge prevents Trump administration from dismantling CFPB
The temporary injunction issued by Judge Berman Jackson seeks to preserve the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as a ...
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Trump administration halts millions of dollars in deliveries to Oregon food banks
The Trump administration has paused millions of dollars of deliveries to food banks across the nation. The cuts come as food ...
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BLM rushes review of Oregon lithium project following Trump’s executive order
A proposed Southeast Oregon mine’s been under review for three years. Now the Trump administration is giving people four days ...
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Judge blocks Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek’s requirement for union labor on many state projects
Gov. Tina Kotek, Jan. 13, 2025, at the Oregon state Capitol in Salem, Ore. In a hearing Monday morning, Circuit Court Judge ...
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Trump administration funding freeze creates uncertainty for Oregon urban tree canopy programs
FILE - In this photo from 2018, urban forestry staff are shown pruning city trees in Eugene. A freeze of urban tree funds has prevented $12 million from going to a Eugene-based program. Courtesy ...
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A ‘good’ water year in Central Oregon comes with murky political forecast
As federal cuts stall irrigation projects, some wonder if the Trump administration will overhaul water politics in drought-prone Oregon. An irrigation pivot near Sisters, Oregon. Federal cutbacks ...
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Columbia River Mental Health abruptly cuts off Clark County services
Erik Neumann / OPB A mental health services provider in Southwest Washington abruptly closed Monday, leading to worries that Clark County’s hospitals and crisis centers could be overwhelmed with ...
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DOGE says it needs to know the government's most sensitive data, but can't say why
White House adviser Elon Musk at a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Monday. Musk, who is also the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, is leading the Department of Government Efficiency effort that is ...
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Oregon AG offers step-by-step guide to protect your data as 23andMe enters bankruptcy
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield has issued a consumer alert after genetic testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy protection. An at-home DNA testing kit from 23andMe. The company ...
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Republican lawmakers seek to put PBS and NPR in the hot seat
StephenVoss/NPR and Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images A U.S. House subcommittee has called the chief executives of the nation’s two largest public broadcasters to Capitol Hill to testify on ...