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Saskia Hatvany
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OPB
Oregon has more than 120 data centers, and is among a handful of states that are creating laws to protect ratepayers from higher electric bills as more come online.
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Camille Cohen
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CalMatters
Farmers Conservation Alliance
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Photos courtesy of the candidatesTwo Republicans are challenging Rep. Cliff Bentz in Oregon’s 2nd Congressional District primary, focusing on affordability, rural issues and voter outreach. -
JPR Senior Producer Natalie GolayFive Democratic Party candidates are running in May’s state Senate District 3 primary. They seek to tackle issues from healthcare to affordability in Salem.
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Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesThe resignation ends Dr. Marty Makary's management of the Food and Drug Administration, which was marked by turmoil and controversy. -
Department of Transportation/Screenshot by NPRSecretary Duffy, his wife and nine kids took a "Great American Road Trip" to celebrate America's 250th. They say no taxpayers funded the project. But a nonprofit with transport-related sponsors did.
Jenny Kane
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AP
Appealing to voters’ anxieties about the soaring cost of living is central to Democrats’ messaging in their hopes of big wins in this year’s midterm elections. In Oregon, a question on the primary ballot is complicating that strategy.
Shaanth Nanguneri
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Oregon Capital Chronicle
Eric Himmelreich
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Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife
Rahul Lal
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CalMatters
Should California pension funds invest in fossil fuels? How about Tesla and Palantir? Or companies with anti-union records? Those debates are playing out at CalPERS and CalSTRS.
Illustration by Adriana Heldiz
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CalMatters
Jenny Kane
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AP File Photo
Amirhosein Khorgooi
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ISNA via AP