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Oregon lawmakers set net-zero goal for pension fund
E&E News
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June 20, 2025
Oregon is moving to codify climate standards for the state’s $100 billion public pension fund, defying a broader trend in U.S. finance away from climate-minded investing. H.B. 2081 aims to lower the carbon intensity of the Oregon Public Employees...
Medical price transparency promised relief for Oregon patients. So far, it’s falling short
OregonLive.com
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June 20, 2025
In Oregon, the cost of a routine cesarean section can swing by thousands of dollars depending on where it’s performed. At OHSU Hospital, for example, the listed price for a C-section billed to a patient with Aetna commercial insurance is...
Why Medford, Oregon Is a Great Place to Live, Work, and Retire
Wellbeing Magazine
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June 20, 2025
In Southern Oregon’s Rogue Valley lies Medford, where the region’s beauty, good community, and accessibility to healthcare, outdoor activities, and culture come together. Medford is great for anyone planning to retire, raise a family, or start a...
Blue Origin rocket launch: How to watch Bezos-owned company conduct human spaceflight
AOL
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Blue Origin is preparing to send its next group of passengers on a brief spaceflight high above Earth from its launch facility in West Texas. Reaching the very edge of space, the six people on board the company's New Shepard spacecraft will be...
In the Lead – Startup Businesses – DK Constructors, LLC
Idaho Business Review
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June 20, 2025
Name: DK Constructors, LLC Years in Business: 3 Number of Employees: 9 DK Constructors, LLC, a commercial general contractor based in Meridian, has carved out a successful niche by addressing projects that are too small for large construction...
Fire season starts in NW Oregon
Cannon Beach Gazette - Oregon
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June 20, 2025
Fire season will begin in Tillamook County at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, June 23, 2025, according to the Oregon Department of Forestry. Fire season is declared each year when conditions of fire hazard exist. While forecasters are predicting rain in the...
Average VA IRRRL loan amount in Oregon increases from Q3 to Q4
Beaver State News - Oregon
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June 20, 2025
The average VA Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan (IRRRL) amount in Oregon during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024 was $424,746, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.The average VA IRRRL amount in Oregon...
ICE Arrest of Vineyard Manager Shakes Oregon Wine Industry
Havana Times
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June 20, 2025
Moises Sotelo-Casas was tailed and later arrested while on his way to work. Photograph: Courtesy of the family Friends and family of Moises Sotelo ‘disappointed and disgusted’ after respected fixture detained outside church. By Cy Neff (The...
California, Oregon, and Virginia Among U.S. Winners at 2025 Decanter Awards
The Victoria Advocate - Texas
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Cabernet Franc from Stags Leap climbed to the top of the world again. So did a sparkling wine from Los Carneros, the first American bottle of its kind to earn Platinum at the Decanter World Wine Awards. Results from the 2025 competition landed on...
Meet the Oregon lawyer who dresses like it’s 1893
OregonLive.com
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June 20, 2025
Adelaide Beeman-White looks like a time traveler from the 1890s as she walks down a busy, four-lane road in the Cedar Mill area, just west of Portland. She’s on Northwest Murray Boulevard heading to Home Depot wearing a long skirt and feathered...
Business brakes for Boise bike bars following alcohol ban
Boise Weekly - Idaho
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They used to be impossible to miss with their flashing lights, bumping music and groups of riders pedaling through downtown Boise. But lately, bike bars have been noticeably quieter, fewer and almost absent altogether from the city’s downtown...
Oregon lawmakers consider nicotine pouch tax to fight wildfires
KGW 8 - Oregon
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June 19, 2025
The proposal is the latest legislative idea to keep up with rising wildfire costs. Lawmakers have also mulled a bottle tax, a payroll tax or raiding the kicker. SALEM, Ore. — Oregon lawmakers have spent much of the current legislative session...
Oregon ski areas could be in major trouble due to lawsuit threat
Statesman Journal - Oregon
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A controversial bill aimed at protecting Oregon ski areas and recreation businesses from lawsuits and a growing insurance crisis narrowly moved forward June 18 in the waning days of the Oregon Legislature. Senate Bill 1196 would restore the power...
NYC Comptroller Report Calls for Overhaul of State Consumer Financial Protections
JD Supra - California
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June 19, 2025
On June 9, 2025, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released a report urging City and State leaders to modernize consumer financial protections. The report outlines a series of legislative and regulatory recommendations aimed at closing gaps in...
Oregon Indoor Organics offers tropical indoor plants
The Wahkiakum County Eagle - Washington State
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June 19, 2025
Located on Hwy 30, Patrick Hutchison has unique plant treasures residents and passers by may not be aware of behind its door. The business originally started on Rainier's A Street in 2009, selling hydroponic equipment catering to the emerging...
Responding to business owners, council to discuss expand police, medical service downtown
Salem Reporter - Oregon
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June 20, 2025
After calls from several downtown business owners to clean up downtown, Salem city councilors on Monday will discuss plans to add more police patrols and pair medical responders with mental health specialists. The council won’t vote on any new...
2 Oregon Democrats balk at transportation bill as session nears its end
KLCC - Oregon
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June 19, 2025
Now, with less than two weeks to go, at least two Democrats say they aren’t ready to vote yes and advance the bill out of committee. Sen. Mark Meek, D-Gladstone, voiced concern over House Bill 2025 in a meeting with the Joint Committee on...
Iconic tech company slashes 20 THOUSAND staff as job bloodbath spirals out of control
Daily Mail
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June 19, 2025
A faltering American tech icon is set to lay off as much as a fifth of its workers next month. Intel — once the dominant chipmaker which powered most PCs — sent an email to employees on Saturday, warning that job cuts are coming to its factories....
Ten years of legal cannabis in Oregon, the impacts on Ontario
IdahoNews
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ONTARIO, Oregon (CBS2) — As Oregon approaches a decade of legal recreational marijuana, Ontario has become a significant hub for cannabis sales, particularly attracting customers from neighboring Idaho. Dispensaries in Ontario have been operating...
Oregon’s jobless rate hits another post-pandemic high: ‘real evidence of weakness in the state’
OregonLive.com
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June 19, 2025
Oregon’s unemployment rate nudged up slightly last month to its highest level in nearly four years, 4.8%, according to new data out Wednesday. It’s another sign of the state’s deteriorating labor market amid mounting economic pressure. “There is...