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California’s $17.5 billion prison system is over budget, contributing to a projected state deficit. Some groups want him to close more prisons.
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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced Friday that the state is filing a lawsuit to force the federal government to return a U.S. Coast Guard rescue helicopter to Newport. Lincoln County and the nonprofit Newport Fisherman’s Wives group filed a similar lawsuit.
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The seven-term congressmember is running on protecting Californians from the Trump administration and from rising prices. While he’s developed a reputation as a professional GOP antagonist, the challenge will be proving he has what it takes to deliver on the elusive affordability promise.
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Oregon will no longer consider any changes to its farm stand rules, at least for now.
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Declining economic growth, population and rising unemployment put Oregon behind national rates.
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Without the original “trigger clause,” Prop 50 will still go into effect.
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Earlier on Wednesday, Gov. Tina Kotek announced the Oregon guard troops would be demobilized. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals put that on pause just over an hour later.
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The city has signed off on his exit terms but has not answered questions about the circumstances that led to his departure.
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California Assemblyman, Chris Rogers, joins the Exchange. He represents five counties across his district, which include Del Norte and Humboldt.
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Higher education advocates say the compact equates to a loyalty oath and infringes on the academic freedoms that are inherent to many universities' missions.
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Liberal billionaire Tom Steyer raised his profile as a foe to President Donald Trump when he spent $13 million on ads touting Proposition 50. Now, Steyer is jumping in the 2026 California governor’s race.
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Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read previously called for Christy McCormick to resign.
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The program has been put to the test with the recent government shutdown and an earlier fight over the federal budget.
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Oregon has two reserve funds meant to ensure state agencies and services remain whole and public school budgets aren’t throttled.