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Tobias Read is Oregon’s secretary of state.
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Politics & Government
Oregon Secretary of State Read ‘deeply concerned’ about election conspiracies after FBI call
Julia Shumway
The Wednesday call with election officials featured a prominent election conspiracist urging states to add voter data to a national database.
A grassy park with some trees. A sign in the foreground reads, "City of Medford, Hawthorne Park."
Roman Battaglia
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Outdoors, Leisure and Sports
Medford wrestles with the price tag of the proposed Emeralds baseball stadium
Roman Battaglia
FILE — Vaccines at a pop-up clinic held at McDaniel High School in Northeast Portland, Feb. 8, 2023.
Kristyna Wentz-Graff
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OPB
Law and Justice
Oregon, California and other Democratic AGs sue the CDC over change in childhood vaccine recommendation
Ian Karbal
In this April 18, 2020, file photo, San Francisco-Marin Food Bank volunteers pack food into bags to be delivered to people in San Francisco. Food banks and anti-hunger advocates are bracing for the end of a pandemic-era boost in food assistance that the federal government has been providing for nearly three years.
Jeff Chiu
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Food and Agriculture
Far Northern California uses food assistance more than rest of state
Jane Vaughan
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  1. Oregon State research links dog cancer outcomes to gut microbiome
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  3. Oregon panel releases plan to grow behavioral health workforce
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State representatives work in the Oregon House chamber on June 26, 2025. House Democrats voted to disconnect the state tax code from some new provisions of the federal tax code that would lead to hundreds of millions of dollars in lost revenue to the state.
Laura Tesler
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Oregon Capital Chronicle
Politics & Government
Oregon will partially disconnect state tax code from new federal code to curb revenue loss
Alex Baumhardt
Lawmakers passed Senate Bill 1507 to help the state preserve $291 million in tax revenue during the next 18 months
Students line up to ask Southern Oregon University administrators questions at a town hall on Feb. 25, 2026.
Jane Vaughan
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JPR
Education
Southern Oregon University students worry about their future amid financial crisis
Jane Vaughan
The downtown corridor of Coos Bay, Ore. on Sept. 15, 2024.
Kyra Buckley
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OPB
Politics & Government
Coos Bay weighs billing for some fire department calls
Roman Battaglia
Customer Matt Schonbachler (left) of Scotts Mills, hands a handgun back to assistant manager Trent Bergerson at Tick Licker Firearms in Salem on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. Sales have been brisk since voters passed Measure 114, tightening Oregon’s gun laws.
Connor Radnovich
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Oregon Capital Chronicle
Politics & Government
Oregon House passes gun bill bolstering Measure 114 over Republicans’ data privacy concerns
Shaanth Nanguneri
Students are taught how to sound out letters during a phonics lesson at Ferguson Elementary School in Klamath Falls on April 7, 2023. Schools that received summer school funding in 2025 had to focus programs on improving literacy skills among students.
Alex Baumhardt
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Oregon Capital Chronicle
Education
$35 million per year investment in summer school is paying off, Oregon education officials say
Alex Baumhardt
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A Chevy Bolt electric vehicle charges Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Sacramento.
Ruth Finch
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CapRadio
Environment, Energy and Transportation
Budget watchdog urges California lawmakers to reject Newsom’s $200M in clean car rebates
Gerardo Zavala
The nonpartisan California Legislative Analyst’s Office, or LAO, is recommending state lawmakers reject Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed $200 million zero-emission vehicle incentive program.
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Matt H. Wade
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Environment, Energy and Transportation
California proposes new regulations for Easter lily farms to curb pollution
Justin Higginbottom
Department of Fish and Wildlife employee Nikolette Clavel holds a sign at a protest against Newsom’s return to the office mandate. March 12, 2025
Megan Myscofski
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CapRadio
Politics & Government
Union-backed bill would require telework options for California state workers
Laura Fitzgerald
Sacramento City Councilmember Mai Vang, a candidate for California’s 7th Congressional District, right, and U.S. Rep. Doris Matsui, center, attend a caucus meet during the California Democratic Party convention at Moscone West in San Francisco on Feb. 21, 2026.
Jungho Kim
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CalMatters
Politics & Government
California Democrats back establishment candidates despite progressive pushback
Maya C. Miller
Attendees gather in Eureka, CA at a NAMI support group meeting for those whose loved ones have mental illness.
Jane Vaughan
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JPR
Health and Medicine
Humboldt County relatively successful at CARE Court, compared to rest of state
Jane Vaughan
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