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In this supplied image, an incarcerated person stands with their arms stretched out inside a cell used for solitary confinement. On June 11, 2026, a group of incarcerated people filed a class-action lawsuit, arguing Oregon's prison system is violating the state Constitution, which prohibits the “harsh, degrading, or dehumanizing treatment of prisoners.”


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Law and Justice
Oregon faces class-action lawsuit to end solitary confinement in prisons
Conrad Wilson
In recent years, the state Department of Corrections’ use of disciplinary segregation has trended upward, according to data. Several prisoners say the agency is violating Oregon’s Constitution.
Gov. Gavin Newsom in Sacramento on Feb. 11, 2026.
Miguel Gutierrez Jr.
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Environment, Energy and Transportation
California Democrats threaten to block Newsom priorities over imperiled climate deal
Alejandro Lazo, Yue Stella Yu
Students measure a part of a tractor engine in their agricultural mechanics class at Reedley College in Reedley on Sept. 11, 2024.
Larry Valenzuela
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Education
California scrambles to offer new financial aid grants for short-term job training
Adam Echelman
The U.S. District Courthouse building in Medford, July 8, 2024
Roman Battaglia
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Law and Justice
Former Portland Nitro frisbee team owner pleads guilty to federal fraud charges
Justin Higginbottom
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Robin Greenfield displays his forested food pantry.
  1. Activist Robin Greenfield takes on yearlong foraging challenge
  2. Pride Month books and summer reading recommendations from Oregon experts
  3. California condor flies into Southern Oregon for first time in more than a century
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Wildfire and smoke maps like this one on the federal government's fire.airnow.gov website were developed, in part, from research funded by the U.S. Forest Service.
  1. Trump is taking aim at forest and wildfire research just as the West is poised to burn
  2. David Hockney, one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, dies at 88
  3. Can smartphones help explain the drop in birth rates?
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Rivian-made electric delivery vehicles in Amazon's U.S. fleet.
Amazon
Environment, Energy and Transportation
Large corporate fleets, Amazon, exempt from new road fees for Oregon EVs next year
Alex Baumhardt
When the Oregon Legislature in 2025 passed new road user fees for electric vehicle owners, it left out commercial and medium-duty EVs.
A sign is taped on a black fence outside reading 'emergency cooling center.'
Roman Battaglia
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JPR
Weather
Heat wave on the way this weekend, with triple digit temps
Jane Vaughan
The Jackson County Jail on March 1, 2024
Erik Neumann
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JPR
Law and Justice
Jackson County again closing jail basement amid budget pressures
Justin Higginbottom
Eight states, including Oregon and California, allow all elections to be conducted entirely by mail
Kristyna Wentz-Graff
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OPB
Politics & Government
Homeland Security retreats on plan to get data on mail-in voters
Jonathan Shorman
Downtown Bandon, Ore.
Paul Westhelle
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JPR
Education
Bandon School Board appoints two members, starts search for interim superintendent
Jane Vaughan
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Gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton speaks to a crowd of supporters at his watch party at The Waterfront Beach Resort in Huntington Beach on June 2, 2026.
Jules Hotz
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CalMatters
Politics & Government
Republican Steve Hilton to face Becerra in California governor's race
Jeanne Kuang
Hilton advances to the November general election, where he’ll face longtime politician Xavier Becerra.
From left, insurance commissioner candidates Jane Kim and Ben Allen.
Photos by Beth LaBerge, KQED, and the California State Senate
Politics & Government
California insurance commissioner race is set: Kim vs. Allen
Levi Sumagaysay
Ozempic, an injectable weight-loss drug, is displayed in Houston on July 1, 2023.
David J. Phillip
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AP Photo
Health and Medicine
Can California afford to cover Ozempic for public employees?
Lynn La
Outside, a large, square silver metal box next to a road. On it are some red stars and the words, "Jackson County. Official Ballot Drop Box."
Roman Battaglia
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JPR News
Politics & Government
Trump administration swiftly moves ahead on plans to restrict voting by mail in the states
Jonathan Shorman
The California Reconnect initiative has achieved an overall reenrollment rate of 8.15% — nearly three times California's statewide average.
Courtesy CSU Channel Islands
Education
Effort to get California dropouts to finish degrees yields promising results, study says
Vani Sanganeria
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