These Children’s Deaths Were Preventable. Their Parents Prayed Instead of Seeking Medical Care.

For decades, Idaho laws have allowed parents who belong to the Followers of Christ and other faith-healing sects to pray rather than seek medical care. Since 2015, at least 15 children have died of tr...

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TriMet to enact sweeping service cuts amid a massive budget shortfall

Surging costs and stagnating ridership have forced Oregon’s largest transit agency to shrink some of its rail and bus services.

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No more 'hypothetical situations': States move to fortify elections against Trump • Stateline

State Democratic officials are preparing for chaos at the polls this November, as President Donald Trump casts doubt on election security and pushes for more federal involvement in local voting. At stake is not only whether Republicans will maintain their grip on Congress, but also the control of state legislatures across the country.

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Theodore Roosevelt’s racist rhetoric complicates his legacy in North Dakota

North Dakota’s leaders spent decades building up former President Theodore Roosevelt as a hero, highlighting his Badlands experience and conservation efforts. But for Native Americans, who lived on th...

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Zane Sparling, reporter for The Oregonian/OregonLive, dies of cancer at 33

“He wanted his identity to be a reporter, and that’s what it was,” his father said.

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Voters save Grant County’s only library

New taxing district will back John Day library after county commissioners announced funding cuts last year

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As US turns 250, Trump adds fuel to battles over monuments and memory

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U.S. Cities Dust Off Statues They Hid Away in 2020

A monument to Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee is back up in Charleston, S.C., and a giant Columbus awaits a return in Ohio’s namesake capital.

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Democratic state AGs will lead opposition to Trump in new year • Stateline

One year into President Donald Trump's second term, Democratic attorneys general have filed 71 lawsuits against the administration.

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Can You Believe the Documentary You’re Watching?

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Interior department issuing hundreds of oil and gas drilling permits during government shutdown - Center for Western Priorities

New tracker monitors Trump administration permitting activity DENVER—As the government shutdown enters its fourth week, a new analysis by the Center for Western Priorities finds the Trump administrati...

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It’s Called America’s “Weirdest” City. But Just Wait Until You Hear What’s Going On in Its Coffee Shops.

Biking is just better with a caffeine buzz.

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States scramble to plug transportation funding holes • Stateline

States are scrambling for the money to fill potholes, plow roads, maintain bridges and pay bus drivers as they face inflation- and tariff-driven cost increases and declining gas tax revenues.

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Firefighters question leaders’ role in Washington immigration raid • Stateline

Wildland firefighters were stunned when federal immigration authorities last week raided an active wildfire response in Washington state, arresting two firefighters and sidelining crews for hours.

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States fast-track wind, solar permits and contracts to beat Trump’s deadline • Stateline

Across the country, state leaders are racing to fast-track wind and solar projects before the expiration of federal tax credits to support clean energy.

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They Can’t Get Answers From the Oil Industry. North Dakota’s Oversight Program Hasn’t Helped.

Frustrated by oil companies mysteriously withholding large amounts of royalties, North Dakota mineral owners lobbied for change. Instead, lawmakers provided an oversight program that, owners say, fail...

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Confederate general statue toppled in 2020 to be reinstalled in D.C.

The bronze statue depicting Confederate Gen. Albert Pike, which was torn down and burned by protesters in 2020, is being restored, the Park Service said Monday.

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Oregon law schools to receive funding for criminal defense clinics

There are currently defense clinics at Willamette University in Salem, Lewis & Clark College in Portland, and the University of Oregon in both Portland and Eugene.

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New signs at incarceration camps raise historical erasure concerns – AsAmNews

The Trump administration’s directive aimed at historical sites stirs debate over history of Asian Americans.

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Salt Lake City may have found a way to avoid the state’s ban on pride flags

Salt Lake City adopts official versions of the pride and other flags just hours before a new Utah law banning unofficial flags from schools and government buildings takes effect.

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Meet the Pasadena day laborers who built their own media to combat Trump's immigration lies

Radio Jornalera gives immigrant workers a microphone and multimedia platform and their voices are reaching millions.

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Oregon, California and Florida churches sue feds to block ICE agents from places of worship

The suit, filed in Oregon, seeks a court order to block ICE incursion into "sensitive locations."

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Law school grads could earn license through work rather than bar exam in some states • Stateline

States are rethinking their reliance on the bar exam as the sole means to ensure qualified lawyers enter the profession. Oregon led the way with an alternative pathway to practicing law: Instead of si...

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Where did Seattle's affordable housing go?

In one decade, Seattle turned into a vastly riskier place to live for poor people. It became nearly impossible to afford even the cheapest market-rate housing.

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Greenpeace ordered to pay Dakota Access Pipeline operator hundreds of millions in defamation suit

A North Dakota jury awarded damages to Energy Transfer, the company that runs the Dakota Access Pipeline, after finding Greenpeace liable in a high-stakes defamation case.

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Trust government weather / Follow your pen

Today: Diana Moskovitz, investigations editor, writer, and co-owner of Defector; and Jim Cooke, art director, illustrator and designer for digital journalism and print media, currently at Los Angeles ...

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