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The standard statewide hourly wage will rise to $15.05 per hour, while Portland’s minimum wage will rise to $16.30 per hour Oregonians earning the minimum wage will soon receive 35 cents more per hour, the smallest annual increase in the past ten years. The changes that go into effect Tuesday aren’t the same across […]
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General Duffy's Waterhole goes up for sale in downtown Redmond
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (313+ words) Published 12:39 pm Wednesday, September 9, 2026 Owners of a downtown Redmond community gathering place, taphouse, food truck lot and live music and event space have listed it for sale after eight years in business. General Duffy’s Waterhole is on sale with an…...
Oregon lawmaker to propose financial support for small cities left in financial limbo
1+ week, 3+ day ago (467+ words) Published 9:29 am Wednesday, September 2, 2026 After a city in his district temporarily shut down several of its parks because it couldn’t pay for their maintenance, a Democratic state lawmaker is proposing the Legislature create a fund that would provide small Oregon…...
Editorial: Oregon fails to promptly account for taxpayer dollars
2+ week, 3+ day ago (322+ words) Published 10:00 am Wednesday, August 26, 2026 About a year ago we wrote about how the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council failed to file required financial audits with the state on time. We checked to see if it was now up to date. But…...
Oregon weighs enrollment caps, paying for claims as double-digit insurance hikes set for 2027
3+ week, 2+ day ago (572+ words) Published 5:33 pm Thursday, August 20, 2026 Oregon insurance regulators have approved premium hikes that could cost individuals and small businesses that buy health insurance through the state marketplace dozens of more dollars per month and are weighing policy changes that would limit…...
Editorial: What should land ready for development mean for Oregon?
3+ week, 2+ day ago (361+ words) Published 10:00 am Thursday, August 20, 2026 Oregon’s unemployment rate of 5.2% is above the national rate of 4.1%. The number of Oregonians who live below the federal poverty level and/or can’t afford many of life’s necessities is 41%. Those two numbers don’t paint a…...
Higher costs, fewer choices: Another health insurance provider pulls out of Deschutes County
3+ week, 3+ day ago (718+ words) Published 11:23 am Wednesday, August 19, 2026 Moda Health will pull out of the Deschutes County individual health insurance marketplace in 2027, leaving residents with just two providers to choose from next year. The hundreds of Deschutes County residents who are currently insured by…...
Oregon policy among state laws slowing private equity healthcare deals, report finds
3+ week, 3+ day ago (362+ words) Published 8:54 am Wednesday, August 19, 2026 An Oregon law passed more than a year ago is part of a cascade of similar state laws nationwide that are making it harder for private equity firms to take over services from health care facilities,…...
Northwest energy plan sparks debate
3+ week, 4+ day ago (493+ words) Published 9:30 am Tuesday, August 18, 2026 New natural gas power plants will be needed to serve Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana, according to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council. Charged by Congress in 1980 to write energy blueprints for the four states, the…...
Many Oregon hospitals in financial crisis
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (812+ words) Published 5:30 am Saturday, August 8, 2026 Oregon hospitals lost $450 million in 2025 and continue to report extremely low profit margins as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act begins to make tectonic shifts in how healthcare is funded in Oregon and across the nation....
Editorial: Oregon needs to fix its growth gap
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (124+ words) Published 10:00 am Thursday, August 6, 2026 Oregon is suffering a growth gap. Those findings are from a new report from Oregon’s former state economist, Mark McCullen, and others at the Common Sense Institute. The institute defines itself as nonpartisan. One change is…...