Category OREGON NEWS
Oregon, Portland, troops in ‘wait mode’ for federal challenge to temporary order
The Trump administration on Sunday was blocked by a federal judge from activating National Guard troops from any state and D.C. to Portland.
AROUND OREGON: Stalled rural rail project in Malheur County being sold
AROUND OREGON: The public has put an estimated $37 million into an industrial rail shipping center in Malheur County. A Missouri company is picking up the unfinished project for $10 million.
Federal judge bars Trump administration from sending any National Guard troops to Portland
After Judge Karin Immergut’s Saturday order preventing mobilization of the Oregon National Guard, the federal government ordered first California and then Texas troops to Portland.
Federal judge blocks Trump from deploying Oregon National Guard to Portland
A federal judge in Portland on Saturday ruled that the Oregon National Guard is blocked from serving a federal role. The order temporarily stops the plan of President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to deploy 200 Oregon Guard troops to Portland to guard federal buildings
Oregon begins rolling out federal SNAP work requirements in six counties
Work requirements for food assistance will expand to all Oregon counties in January 2026.
Oregon transportation department behind on winter hiring because of funding delay
About 200 state transportation workers resigned over the summer, about half because they received layoff notices.
Oregon delegation talks shutdown over health care costs and ‘perilous moment for our constitution’
Oregon's lone Republican in Congress, U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz, didn't respond to questions Wednesday about the federal government shutdown.
Oregon rent increases capped at 9.5% in 2026
For the first time this year, mobile home rent increases are also capped at 6% for facilities with more than 30 spaces.
Paying National Guard troops to deploy to Portland would cost millions
A 60-day deployment of 200 soldiers would cost nearly $4 million in pay alone, an Oregon Military Department representative told lawmakers Tuesday.