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EconomyOregon Democrats have genius political strategy: raising the gas tax heading into the midterm elections
By Claire Rush and The Associated PressMay 11, 2026
By Claire Rush and The Associated PressMay 2, 2026
LawNortheast Corridor gathers snow at 3 inches an hour as National Weather Service calls traffic ‘nearly impossible’
By Anthony Izaguirre, Claire Rush, Julie Walker, Adam Geller and The Associated PressFebruary 23, 2026
By Claire Rush and The Associated PressFebruary 21, 2026
LawTrump torpedoed Biden’s $1 billion plan to save American salmon, leaving species ‘on the brink of extinction’
By Claire Rush and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2026
LawTrump failed to establish ‘rebellion’ in Portland or even the danger of it, judge rules, slapping down order to send troops to the city
By Claire Rush, Gene Johnson and The Associated PressNovember 8, 2025
LawTrump-appointed judge blocks administration from deploying troops in Portland. ‘This is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law’
By Claire Rush, Rebecca Boone and The Associated PressOctober 5, 2025
EnvironmentOregon is trying to plug a $300 million hole in its transportation budget with a pay-per-mile fee for electric vehicle owners
By Claire Rush and The Associated PressAugust 29, 2025
PoliticsThere’s a brewing clash between Trump and DOGE with cost-cutting at odds with the president’s long-stated dream
By Claire Rush, Gary Fields and The Associated PressApril 14, 2025
RetailAmericans scramble to buy cars, laptops and other big-ticket items before tariffs kick in — ‘who knows what next Wednesday might be like’
By Claire Rush, Mark Thiessen and The Associated PressApril 5, 2025
FinanceOregon and Washington workers may soon be able to claim unemployment benefits when they go on strike
By Martha Bellisle, Claire Rush and The Associated PressApril 4, 2025
FinanceEVs may help the environment but because their owners don’t buy gas they’re starving states of tax money to fix potholes and build roads
By Claire Rush and The Associated PressMarch 18, 2025
EnvironmentTrump’s layoffs of thousands of Forest Service employees will mean more destructive wildfires, say fired workers
By Martha Bellisle, Claire Rush and The Associated PressFebruary 22, 2025
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