A hearings officer upheld a land‑use ruling against the landlord of Portland’s ICE processing center, allowing the city to resume enforcement after months of appeals.

Mayor Keith Wilson was fined $526 after the city auditor found he accepted donations that exceeded Portland's 2024 limits. The notice explains the rules and next steps.

Oregon slipped to No. 42 in CNBC's 2026 business rankings after slippage across cost, tech and infrastructure. A newly released Prosperity Council report lays out tax, regulatory and education recommendations.

A Charter Review Commission advanced a two‑thirds County Council vote requirement for taxes to the November ballot after a close commission vote.

A new county report tallies ARPA‑funded investments from 2021–2026, showing nearly 1,000 businesses reached and hundreds of training completions and job placements.

A state report tallied 329 submissions — a 246% jump — in recorded contacts between federal immigration agents and Oregon public bodies. DOJ says missing hotline records will be added.

Portland Public Schools will review a draft 'Protecting Student Access' policy that would limit federal immigration enforcement access and require notice to families. The proposal is a local response to new state law.

Advisers to Gov. Tina Kotek offered 46 options to close a roughly $421 million gap after federal Medicaid changes that could cost about 200,000 Oregonians their coverage.

IBEW Local 48 and Ironworkers Local 29 rescinded endorsements for Councilor Mitch Green, citing his stance on the Moda Center renovation and the Bull Run water project.

A Court of Appeals panel found Oregon's $500,000 wrongful‑death cap left a widow without a substantial remedy after a 2021 Highway 26 crash. The panel reversed and remanded the lower court's judgment.

Oregon will combine psilocybin and medical-marijuana oversight and has filed proposed license-fee hikes. Regulators say it’s about budget stability; operators warn of closures.

A federal judge declined to dismiss a suit by a fired Mid‑Willamette Valley Safe Routes coordinator who wore a Ruby Bridges t‑shirt. The ruling raises questions about how public employers police historical images that include offensive language.

Salem says new DHS/FEMA grant terms that bar DEI and demand immigration cooperation threaten more than $1M in storm-recovery funding and could stall urgent repairs.