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OPB’s First Look: Oregon plans to add hundreds of public fast-charging ports for electric vehicles next year

Hitting the road in some parts of Oregon in an electric vehicle could be a little less challenging by the end of next year. The Oregon Department of Transportation plans to use a second round of ...
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OPB’s First Look: Signs of progress in Oregon schools

New data is out today showing attendance, progress toward graduation, teacher retention and other metrics for Oregon schools. OPB’s Elizabeth Miller leads off this morning’s newsletter with a deep ...
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The top 15 OPB news stories of 2025

2025 was an eventful year in Pacific Northwest news, to say the least. In recent months, headlines have largely been dominated by the federal push to deploy the National Guard to Portland and the ...
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OPB’s First Look: Oregon stands to lose nearly $18M in counterrorism grants

After facing months of legal back and forth with the federal administration, Oregon could lose nearly $18 million worth of terrorism prevention and emergency funding. Now, after attaching new strings ...
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OPB’s First Look: Oregon’s economy takes center stage at annual leadership summit

Economic and political leaders meet today for the annual Oregon Leadership Summit. They have their work cut out for them. More Oregonians are out of work and some fear going to work, or school, with ...
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OPB’s First Look: A 21st-century rare metals rush gains momentum in Eastern Oregon

Two mining projects in far Eastern Oregon’s Malheur County gained traction yesterday, both with implications for sage grouse populations. This morning, OPB’s Cassandra Profita reports on the ...
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OPB’s First Look: Where Oregon expects job growth

We’re back in your inbox this morning after the holiday. We start today’s newsletter with a look at the near-term future for Oregon’s economy. OPB’s Kyra Buckley reports on expected growth in the ...
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OPB’s First Look: Oregon readies for Medicaid cuts in private

A group of financial stakeholders has been meeting privately to plan for looming cuts to Oregon’s Medicaid program. The meetings, convened by the governor, have been closed to the media and the public ...
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‘OPB Politics Now’: Oregon education report card - budget woes, enrollment issues and Trump effect

As the school calendar shifts into holiday mode, many public school students are about to be out of the classroom for a long time. And as families brace for time off, educators are bracing too – for ...
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OPB’s First Look: Sage grouse, lithium pose ‘environmental paradox’ in southeast Oregon between conservation and clean energy

A mining company hopes to begin exploratory drilling for lithium in the heart of southeastern Oregon, a high desert habitat home to sage grouse. This morning, OPB’s science and environment journalist ...
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Oregon legislators hear the ‘least worst options’ for possible state education agency cuts

Tough times are ahead for Oregon’s education system. On top of district-level funding challenges brought on by declining school enrollment and rising costs, Oregon’s three largest state education ...