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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...
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...
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’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...
Oregon State’s defensive ‘ninja’ wins a Gold Glove
OregonLive.com
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June 19, 2025
OMAHA, Neb. — Trent Caraway jokingly refers to him as a ninja. Ethan Kleinschmit calls him comforting. Mitch Canham describes him as a magician. But Oregon State Beavers junior AJ Singer has a new moniker now: Gold Glove winner. The Beavers’...
Oregon farm group says rising immigration enforcement is disruptive to agriculture
Jefferson Public Radio - Oregon
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June 19, 2025
The Oregon Farm Bureau says its members are raising concerns about targeted immigration enforcements in agricultural communities after U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement officials were sighted in Yamhill County. Federal immigration officials...
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...
Oregon House resolution honors Black drag performers
Oregon Capital Insider
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June 19, 2025
Oregon House resolution honors Black drag performers Published 6:41 am Thursday, June 19, 2025 Drag queen Aqua Flora walks across the Oregon House of Representatives chamber holding a pride flag in honor of Pride month. (Mia Maldonado / Oregon...
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...
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 Unemployment Rate Slowly Rising
K103 Portland - Oregon
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June 19, 2025
Oregon’s unemployment rate was 4.8% in May and 4.7% in April, after rising gradually over the past year from 4.1% in May 2024. Oregon’s 4.8% unemployment rate was 1.2 percentage points higher than the recent low of 3.6% during spring 2023. The...
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....
Will BYU’s hot streak against Oregon continue in quest for Ryder Lyons
Deseret News - Utah
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June 19, 2025
BYU was the first program to offer a scholarship to Ryder Lyons, and this weekend the Cougars will get the last chance to win him over. The long recruiting trail for the five-star quarterback from Folsom, California, ends in Provo, just ahead of...
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Photos: Oregon Park District's Concerts in the Park
Sauk Valley - Illinois
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ExpandAutoplay Image 1 of 5 "That Gurl" performed at the opening week of the Oregon Park District's Concerts in the Park on Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at Oregon Park West. Stillman Bank sponsored the band performance. (Earleen Hinton) Earleen creates...
Congresswoman Bynum wants answers from ICE, amid reports of targeted raids in Central Oregon
KTVZ - Oregon
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June 19, 2025
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- As reports from nonprofits swirl about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in Central Oregon, Congresswoman Bynum is asking them whether it is targeting immigrant communities during moments of crisis or other...
New Oregon CPOM law takes aim at “Friendly PC” arrangements
JD Supra - California
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June 19, 2025
On June 9, 2025, Oregon enacted Senate Bill 951, which strengthens Oregon’s existing prohibition on the corporate practice of medicine (CPOM) by limiting the scope of permissible arrangements between professional medical entities (PMEs) and...
WorkSource Oregon offers employer services to Columbia County
The Wahkiakum County Eagle - Washington State
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June 19, 2025
During last week's Rainier Chamber of Commerce meeting, WorkSource Oregon (WSO) Area Manager Angeline Chan-Pepper explained to attendees how the organization provides employer services. An equal-opportunity agency, WSO, according to its website,...
Tech company Intel slashes thousands of jobs
Daily Mail
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June 19, 2025
By BEN SHIMKUS, CONSUMER REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 16:24 EDT, 19 June 2025 | Updated: 16:24 EDT, 19 June 2025 Advertisement A faltering American tech icon is set to lay off as much as a fifth of its workers next month. Intel — once the...