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Oregon Legislature’s last-ditch attempt for 3-cent gas tax increase fails
Salem Reporter - Oregon
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June 28, 2025
Oregon Democrats’ last-ditch effort to stave off hundreds of layoffs at the Oregon Department of Transportation by passing a 3-cent gas tax increase failed late Friday night after House Republicans refused to allow a vote. House Speaker Julie...
Oregon man found guilty of stalking former US government official in Arizona
KTAR - Arizona
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June 28, 2025
PHOENIX — An Oregon man was found guilty of one count of cyberstalking and one count of interstate stalking on June 13 for engaging with a former U.S. government official in Arizona between 2023 and 2024, officials announced Friday. If convicted...
Oregon bill banning gun bump stocks heads to governor
KATU - Oregon
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SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — A bill to ban "rapid-fire activators" in Oregon, like bump stocks, is now headed to the governor's desk. Senate lawmakers passed the ban Friday. The House passed it Thursday. The devices are designed to make a gun fire even...
Oregon lawmakers pass tax on nicotine pouches to help pay wildfire costs
KATU - Oregon
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SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — A bill to tax oral nicotine pouches, like Zyn, to help pay for wildfire costs is headed to the governor’s desk. Lawmakers struggled to come up with a plan to fund wildfire mitigation and prevention this session, and wildfire...
Detroit's mayor tries to capitalize on voter disdain for both parties with independent run for governor
NBC News
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June 28, 2025
With well over a year until the 2026 midterm elections, Democrats and Republicans are already gearing up for expensive fights in House, Senate and governor’s races across the country. Enter Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, who is betting that there is a...
Mike Tyson makes desperate plea to President Donald Trump over major law change
The U.S. Sun
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June 28, 2025
MIKE TYSON has led a group of sporting stars in a desperate plea to convince President Donald Trump to make a major law change. The boxing legend has penned a letter to the White House urging Trump to enact cannabis reform. 3 Mike Tyson has penned...
US Birthright citizenship: According to legal experts, the ramifications of Supreme Court’s order curtailing power of district courts to issue nation-wide injunctions are onerous
The Times of India
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Representative image (Picture credit: AP) In a 6-3 decision, the US Supreme Court (SC) made a partial ruling on President Trump's executive order (EO) regarding birthright citizenship. Deciding on the procedural issue, the SC held that judges of...
Multnomah County DA finds deputy that fatally shot man in Gresham justified under Oregon law
KGW 8 - Oregon
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June 28, 2025
Police had responded to multiple 911 calls regarding two men fighting, including one, identified Ladarius Collins, with a handgun and ran from officers. GRESHAM, Ore. — The Multnomah County District Attorney's Office ruled that a deputy's fatal...
Oregon Legislature’s last-ditch attempt for 3-cent gas tax increase fails
Oregon Capital Chronicle
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June 27, 2025
Oregon Democrats’ last-ditch effort to stave off hundreds of layoffs at the Oregon Department of Transportation by passing a 3-cent gas tax increase failed late Friday night after House Republicans refused to allow a vote. House Speaker Julie...
Shooting of former police sergeant in Oregon City shootout was justified, grand jury rules
KGW 8 - Oregon
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June 28, 2025
The grand jury said the Oregon City officer's actions during a May 16 shootout with a former Canby sergeant were justified and lawful under state law. OREGON CITY, Ore. — Editor's note: This story contains mentions of planned suicide. A Clackamas...
Oregon groundwater protection bill passes despite criticism that it’s too weak
OregonLive.com
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June 28, 2025
Legislators have just passed a groundwater protection bill that many nonprofit groups working on groundwater contamination said was too watered down to make a real difference. Gov. Tina Kotek backed the bill to modernize Oregon’s failed...
Oregon man convicted of cyberstalking former US official
Grand Canyon Times - Arizona
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June 27, 2025
Timothy Courchaine United States Attorney for the District of Arizona | U.S. Attorney for the District of ArizonaTimothy Courchaine United States Attorney for the District of Arizona | U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona On June 13, 2025, a...
Oregon transportation funding bill fails on final night of legislature
Statesman Journal - Oregon
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A last-ditch effort on the final day of Oregon's 2025 Legislature to prevent job cuts and service reductions for the Oregon Department of Transportation failed. House Bill 3402 was amended in the House Committee for Rules but did not receive the...
Oregon bill to make tech companies pay for news content fails to pass
KGW 8 - Oregon
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June 28, 2025
Some of the bill's opponents pointed to Canada, where Meta simply throttled news content after the government adopted a similar requirement. SALEM, Ore. — A bill that some lawmakers hoped would help preserve local journalism by charging tech...
Man Fatally Shot By Deputy In Gresham Identified; Use Of Force Deemed Legally Justified
KXL 101 - Oregon
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June 28, 2025
GRESHAM, Ore. — The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office has concluded that a sheriff’s deputy was legally justified in using deadly force during a June 13 incident that resulted in the death of 28-year-old Ladarius Collins in Gresham. The...
Oregon man found guilty in Arizona government official stalking case
KJZZ - Arizona
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June 27, 2025
An Oregon man has been found guilty of stalking a former government official in Tucson. After a four-day trial, a federal jury found Brian Thomas Balda guilty on one count each of cyberstalking and interstate stalking. Prosecutors said Balda...
Governor Kotek joins Oregon's new wildfire fighters in Sweet Home
KEZI - Oregon
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SWEET HOME, Ore. - Gov. Tina Kotek visited the Mid-Willamette Valley Interagency Wildland Fire School in Sweet Home on its final day. According to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF), the training equips...
Legalize All Drugs! Reason Versus City Journal
Reason Magazine
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June 27, 2025
Reason was joined by City Journal for a lively, thought-provoking discussion. The resolution: "Legalize all drugs." Reason's Billy Binion and Jacob Sullum argued for the affirmative, while City Journal's Charles Fain Lehman and Rafael Mangual...
Housing advocates raise red flags over cuts to rent assistance in Oregon
KATU - Oregon
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — On Tuesday, a massive housing and homelessness funding package worth roughly $2.6 billion passed out of the legislature and awaits the Governor's signature. Most of the money in the bill goes towards maintaining a long term...
Nuclear energy push stalls out, but opponents sense a ‘shift’ in Oregon
KLCC - Oregon
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June 28, 2025
A renewed push to reintroduce nuclear energy facilities to Oregon is headed toward a quiet end as the 2025 session speeds through its final days. One of the bills that made it the furthest — House Bill 2410, which would have paved the way for...