IBEW Local 48 and Ironworkers Local 29 rescinded endorsements for Councilor Mitch Green, citing his stance on the Moda Center renovation and the Bull Run water project.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

A ballot initiative to create a participatory budgeting program in Portland cleared a procedural step this week. If approved, it would give residents a binding vote over roughly 2% of the city’s discretionary budget.

Dr. Sejal Hathi will leave the Oregon Health Authority on Aug. 1; the state says she won’t receive severance and an interim director has been named.

The Portland police union president told Lents neighbors that proposed budget cuts to PS3s, training and fleet will reduce patrols and slow responses in East Portland.

Washington L&I fined Moxee-based Superbee Contracting $692,750 after finding failures to provide written job terms and safe transportation to nearly 1,200 workers.

Payroll records show Washington County paid about $232 million in 2025; overtime and a planned pension pickup are adding new pressure to the budget.

Six Marion County judges told investigators they feared for their safety after a colleague’s profanity‑laced outburst at a Sunriver judges’ conference. The episode prompted a judicial fitness complaint and reassignment of the judge’s cases.

Canada and Alberta advanced a proposed pipeline to the southern B.C. coast that would send more than 1 million barrels per day to tankers bound for Asia. The plan pairs a Trans Mountain‑style corridor with carbon‑pricing and infrastructure promises to win provincial buy‑in.

Councilor Mitch Green settled an overdue $7,328 property tax bill after county notices and reporting flagged the missed payment. The payment and his explanation arrive as he seeks reelection.