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May 22, 2025
  • Ruling: Cannabis union ballot measure unconstitutional
  • Lawmakers OK changes to bottle bill — concerns over homelessness
  • School cellphone ban is dead
  • Beaverton rejects union-backed school candidates
  • GOP Lawmakers: New road plan without taxes — makes ODOT accountable
  • Washingtonians need state permit to buy guns
  • Portland approves large water, sewer rate increase
  • Republicans line up behind transportation proposals
  • All-day budget debate at Portland City Council
  • City Council taking aim at Prosper Portland
  • Drug trafficker caught with 60 pounds of fent
  • Group renews its push for "frog ferry," asking for $20M
  • Homeownership bill heads to Kotek — includes race and ethnicity dashboard
  • Jury awards $50M in 2020 fires
  • Kotek says Oregon is ready for fire season
  • Mt Hood Community College bond failing
  • Novick Proposal to Close Multnomah Arts Center Rebuked
  • Oregon AG testifies against Trump tariffs
  • Portland Police mission targeting public drug use
  • Portland voters pick safety advocate for school board
  • Senate passes tax relief for small forestland owners
  • Superintendents Oppose Unemployment for Strikers
  • Tigard-Tualatin voters pass $421.3 million bond
    • May 21, 2025
  • Senator gets stern with "Made in Old Town"
  • Sheriff arrested for DUII
  • Portland $$ Drama: Big Pink Lightning Rod
  • Bill before governor, sets 2030 homeownership goals
  • Election night results. Small wins in May Primary
  • Voters approve $1.83B school bond
  • Amid budget crunch, council offices flush with cash
  • Proposal would restore MultCo DA's budget
  • Mt. Hood Community College bond trends ‘No'
  • Rep. Reschke: Fake news to justify taxes
  • Immigration housing discrimination ban passes legislature
  • Bill to fight wage theft moves in Oregon Legislature
  • Jefferson County $22.5 million library expansion bond failing
  • Deschutes: ‘sluggish' turnout at just 16%
  • Tigard-Tualatin school bond narrowly failing in first unofficial results
  • Woman sentenced for nearly $2M in 2 fraud schemes
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