AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoHousing & Aging: A new “Golden Girls” style home-sharing model is helping older adults afford staying put, pairing seniors who need help with housemates who can’t afford their own rentals. Federal Energy Politics: The Trump administration admitted in court filings it canceled $7.6B in clean-energy grants based on which states backed Kamala Harris, escalating claims of political “weaponization” of federal funding. Tariffs in Court: Small businesses are suing over Trump’s latest tariffs, arguing the administration is using Section 301 to revive a tariff regime the Supreme Court already shut down—setting up another legal fight that could hit Oregon importers. Media M&A: Paramount Skydance has paused its $111B Warner Bros. Discovery merger while state and labor lawsuits play out, pushing a potential close toward 2027. Oregon Ballot Watch: Initiative Petition 28 (the PEACE Act) failed to qualify for Oregon’s November ballot, so hunting and fishing would not be criminalized statewide via that measure. Local Business: Trader Joe’s is coming to Keizer Station next to REI, a new 14,125-square-foot store that adds to Oregon’s growing retail footprint. Utilities: Pacific Power customers can weigh in on a proposed Oregon rate increase of about $170M (8.6%) at a PUC virtual meeting Monday. Public Safety Tech: Medford Police is backing Flock automated license-plate cameras despite broader Oregon pushback.
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