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Guatemalan man challenges ICE arrest during Oregon farm worker raid
A Woodburn farmworker arrested by ICE earlier this month in Marion County has applied for asylum and has been making scheduled check-ins, his lawyer argued in court this week.
Oregon Secretary of State Read rejects Trump Justice Department demands for voter data
The Justice Department demanded personal information, including birthdays and driver’s license numbers, for all Oregon voters.
Oregon unemployment rate creeps to 5% following post-Covid recovery
Oregon is losing jobs in health care, professional services and manufacturing, while adding jobs in construction and transportation.
Discrimination policy for Oregon youth grants may only restrict funded work, appeals court rules
The Oregon Department of Education is still reviewing a recent court ruling in favor of a Medford-based Christian youth mentorship program, leaving a 2022 policy in limbo.
Grants Pass to provide 150 camping spaces, $60k in services after disability rights suit
Grants Pass previously made headlines for the U.S. Supreme Court case allowing penalties for camping prohibited by local ordinances.
Oregon, 18 states sue federal energy agency over new funding caps on sustainable energy projects
U.S. Department of Energy officials put a 10% cap on staff and administrative costs on federally funded sustainable energy and energy efficiency projects.
‘I respectfully disagree’: Kotek says Oregon will follow sanctuary law despite threats
"The state of Oregon, its public officials and its law enforcement officers do not engage in conduct that thwarts federal immigration enforcement," Gov. Tina Kotek wrote in a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi.
Oregon sues Trump for threatening to withhold funds that support victims of abuse, crimes
Oregon is one of 22 states suing over withheld money from the Victims of Crime Act. The state was set to receive about $15 million.
Number of children who died on Oregon’s abuse radar rises in 2025, ending yearslong decline
More than 20 children whose families were already in touch with Oregon's Human Service Department have died so far this year as a result of suspected abuse.