After more than a quarter century, the public could emerge as an unexpected winner from one of Oregon’s largest environmental disasters.

The two powerful groups disagree whether the names of job applicants should be a matter of public record.

That cost is so high that the governors of both states have abandoned their goal of redoing the entire 5-mile stretch of Interstate 5 from North Portland to Vancouver.

Three senior aides depart following the end of the 2026 legislative session.

In addition to a host of other legal challenges, Dr. Robert Pamplin Jr. now faces a demand from the Oregon Department of State Lands to pay $13.9 million for his neglect of one of Oregon’s iconic rivers.

In a rare about-face, the agency gives a boost to Oregon’s ports and rivers, which contain hundreds of abandoned boats.

The governor says she wants to stimulate new investment in Oregon. A prominent critic says a pending bill would do the opposite.

A schoolteacher and physical fitness buff who ran more than 20 marathons and calculated he’d run enough miles to circle the globe, Rod Monroe left a mark on Oregon that reflected his focus on public health.

“Today, the Supreme Court made it clear that no president gets to levy taxes on Americans disguised as tariffs,” Rayfield said in a statement.

When three struggling governments negotiate with the man who built the nation’s biggest subprime auto lender, taxpayers should get ready to pay.