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The 2026 Oregon state legislative session concluded last week. Our politics team wants to know your questions about what happened.

at least this time they are doing it against bitter historic arch rival [checks notes] maryland

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Oregon lawmakers end 2026 legislative session: What you need to know State legislators started the session Feb. 2 and gaveled out after a flurry of major policy and funding moves.

Here's most everything you'd want to know about the 2026 legislative session, care of @dirquez.bsky.social @laurenmdake.bsky.social + Bryce Dole www.opb.org/article/2026...

Oregon's embattled Lori Chavez-DeRemer is at the Inter Miami White House event.

Can't believe this was four short incredibly long months ago.

New Sturgill is a straight up boogie record, like I don't know how you don't become a private detective investigating a new case at 1 am at a sketchy bar in Atlanta in 1978 listening to it

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How Portland’s ICE protests took the national stage In this first episode of the documentary series “The Crackdown," OPB takes a look at the protests in Portland, where nightly demonstrations on a single city block escalated into a test of presidential...

Happy Friday. OPB has a new documentary series called "The Crackdown." It's a must watch. Episode 1: War Ravaged is here. Check it out www.opb.org/article/2026...

Multnomah County elections office needs more money, staff, new building, audit finds An audit released Thursday finds the county’s Election Division needs more funding for voter education programs, is falling short on supporting employees, and may need a new office – among other conce...

An audit released Thursday finds the county’s Election Division needs more funding for voter education programs, is falling short on supporting employees, and may need a new office – among other concerns.

The audit comes 8 months before Multnomah County holds its first ranked-choice election.

Portland advances antidiscrimination protections for polyamorous families Portland is poised to be the largest U.S. city to allow polyamorous families to sue over discrimination.

Portland is poised to be the largest U.S. city to allow polyamorous families to sue over discrimination.

Well, he is Rob Williams III, not II

My 6 year old thinks she lost $15 today (for a school charity) and she's pretty responsible. She's also pretty upset about it.

Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.

Oregon’s 2026 legislative session: What you need to know Budget challenges, ICE activity and roads will compete for attention in the five-week session convening Monday.

It's Groundhog Day and a familiar slate of issues continues to cast a familiar shadow as lawmakers once again tackle high housing and energy costs, as well as soaring homelessness. Bu there are a few new wrinkles to this year's legislative session.

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Portland’s foie gras ban fails in committee, but it might not be cooked Portland city councilors will discuss a citywide ban on the sale of foie gras on Tuesday morning.

Alert: We updated this story and @andrewtheen.bsky.social made some headline magic.

In 2017, the Roseburg News-Review published this letter to the editor about shooting protesters.

This story has gras-vitas

I was wondering if it was an earl breadcrumb. I look forward to going to this if it opens in 2037

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a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a green screen . ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a green screen .

Blazers are back at .500. Despite not having a point guard essentially the entire season. No scoot at all. #ripcity

The aura of despair and exasperation permeating Portland City Council is something to behold. Still no prez

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Feds plan on lowering Detroit Lake to lowest levels ever. That has locals concerned The small city of Detroit relies heavily on its reservoir to boost the local economy.

The drawdown is part of an effort to help threatened Chinook salmon move downstream. But some local residents and surrounding communities argue such a significant drawdown could create dirtier water and damage the sportfishing industry in Detroit.

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