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Oregon’s budget has a $370M problem, economists say: ‘It’s now in the red’
OregonLive.com
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August 27, 2025
Oregon has a $370 million hole in its budget, state economists told lawmakers Wednesday. As previously reported by The Oregonian, President Donald Trump’s signature tax- and budget-cutting legislation is likely to cut nearly $1 billion from...
What economic uncertainty means for Oregon's revenue projections
Statesman Journal - Oregon
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Oregon state economists said on Aug. 27 that they predict revenue for the two-year budget cycle that began July 1 will be down more than $888 million from projections they made in May, and the state's surplus will end up being short some $373...
2025 A Challenging Year For Oregon Sweet Cherry Growers
PNW AG Network - Washington
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August 27, 2025
The Oregon Sweet Cherry Commission says despite good growing conditions, and a lot of good-looking fruit, this year has been a struggle for many growers. Ian Chandler, member of the Commission, and grower in The Dalles area says Oregon has become...
Eastern Oregon Quick Takes: Aug. 27 and beyond
Go! Eastern Oregon
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August 27, 2025
EASTERN OREGON — Each week, we round up short stories about events happening around Eastern Oregon for our Quick Takes section. Monthly dance is Aug. 30 in La Grande LA GRANDE — The BlueMountaineers have their monthly dance on Saturday, Aug. 30,...
Unburned trees left after Oregon’s Labor Day Fires are dying — a potential blow to future forests
Jefferson Public Radio - Oregon
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August 27, 2025
Five years ago, the Labor Day Fires burned more than a million acres across Oregon and Washington. Since then, researchers at Portland State University have been tracking the post-fire changes to the forests. What they’ve found reveals an evolving...
Proposal denied for dam near Oregon’s Silver Falls State Park
Columbia Insight - Oregon
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August 27, 2025
A court decision has upheld existing instream water rights held by the state on Drift Creek, a tributary of the Pudding River Moving on: The denial of a permit to build a dam and reservoir on Drift Creek, which meets the Pudding River near Silver...
Medicaid Cuts Could Strip Critical Funding from Tribal Health Clinics, Including in Rural Oregon
Underscore - Oregon
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August 27, 2025
In Coos Bay, Oregon, the Ko-Kwel Wellness Center, a tribally run and operated health clinic, is at the center of Kilkich, the Coquille Indian Tribe’s modern-day village on Cape Arago. Fauna Hill, executive director of strategic operations for the...
ESCAPE THE CROWDS: Oregon Department of Forestry recommends less-traveled state campgrounds for Labor Day Weekend
KTVZ - Oregon
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August 27, 2025
OREGON (KTVZ) -- Labor Day Weekend is just a few days away and many are packing their bags for a weekend of camping. The Oregon Department of Forestry is encouraging those looking for a getaway to explore some of the state's less-traveled state...
Hidden Oregon State Campgrounds
K103 Portland - Oregon
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August 27, 2025
As Labor Day Weekend approaches, the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) is encouraging families, horseback riders, hikers, and nature lovers of all types to consider exploring Oregon’s less-traveled state forest campgrounds, including Northrup...
Oregon Coast safari park owner faces 371 charges
Statesman Journal - Oregon
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The owner of West Coast Game Park Safari, which law enforcement agencies raided on May 15-18, has been indicted on 371 charges for neglecting and mistreating animals. Brian Scott Tenney, 53, was arraigned Aug. 25 on charges including unlawful...
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Denies Protections for Imperiled Pacific Fisher, Says EPIC
Redheaded Blackbelt - California
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August 27, 2025
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has denied listing for the Northern California/Southern Oregon population of Pacific fishers. Fishers are relatives of mink, otters, and martens. Fishers once roamed West Coast forests from Southern California...
Oregon State experts discuss fire preparedness on fifth anniversary of Labor Day fires
KPIC - Oregon
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CORVALLIS, Ore. — On the fifth anniversary of the devastating Labor Day fires in 2020, experts at Oregon State University came together to discuss the lessons learned since then and the hard realities Oregonians will have to face in the future....
Oregon Tech Hosts 2025 Geomatics Summer Camp
Oregon Institute of Technology
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Oregon Institute of Technology welcomed high school students from across Oregon and beyond to its 2025 Geomatics Summer Camp, held August 4–7 on the Klamath Falls campus. Sponsored by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), the free,...
Oregon spending $50k from school fund on failed homeless camp cleanup along Sandy River
KPIC - Oregon
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TROUTDALE, Ore. (KATU) — The agency responsible for managing Oregon state lands to produce revenue for schools has spent over $50,000 on a failed attempt to clear out longstanding homeless camps along the Sandy River Delta. Invoices obtained by...
Oregon Gas Prices remain Quiet ahead of Labor Day; Refinery Issues send National Average Higher
KTVZ - Oregon
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August 26, 2025
Gas prices in Oregon and most other states are showing just small fluctuations as travelers gear up for Labor Day, the last holiday weekend of the summer. But issues at a major refinery in the Midwest are putting upward pressure on the national...
'Heat dome' of 2021 likely to happen again in Oregon
McKenzie River Reflections - Oregon
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August 26, 2025
A new report synthesizing more than 70 studies on the Northwest's historic 2021 heat wave found similar extreme heat events are likely to happen more often. The deadly heat wave claimed 123 lives in Oregon, according to the Center for Health...
Oregon Coast safari park owner indicted on 371 charges
FOX 12 - Oregon
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August 26, 2025
BANDON, Ore. (KPTV) - The owner of a safari park on the Oregon Coast has been indicted for more than 370 charges following a criminal investigation. On Aug. 19, Brian Tenney, who is the owner of the West Coast Game Park Safari near Bandon, was...
Oregon State recognized with national engagement award for efforts to reduce whale entanglement
Oregon State University
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August 26, 2025
CORVALLIS, Ore. — A collaborative research and outreach effort led by Oregon State University to protect whales and sustain Oregon’s commercial Dungeness crab fishery has been recognized as one of four regional winners of the 2025 W.K. Kellogg...
Boxed In? Lawsuit Challenges Constitutionality of Oregon’s EPR Law
JD Supra - California
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August 27, 2025
On July 30, 2025, the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW) filed a lawsuit1 challenging Oregon’s Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act. The Act created Oregon’s sweeping extended producer responsibility (EPR) program...
ALEC in Oregon: The Corporate Pipeline to State Power
McKenzie River Reflections - Oregon
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It seemed a prudent time to peruse our current Oregon District #12 Representative’s state website, now that a break is in place. What’s he been up to? There was not much there, in fact, and some of the End of Session Newsletter’s authorship might...