<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/25/portland-trail-blazers-lose-playoff/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-25T14:58:26.452Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-25T14:58:26.452Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Portland Trail Blazers lose 120-108 in playoff homecoming ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/MY6C3H6Z6BCDFKHRYHQWZHTRUY.JPG?auth=bdd02e33ae8e0e36ef79eb67f5b347c332081ee18ec399cb3df9fd7df9d1f2ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2286</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[San Antonio Spurs defenders Keldon Johnson, left, and Carter Bryant defend Portland Trail Blazers guard Deni Avdija as he attempts to shoot during the third game in the Blazers’ first round playoff series against the Spurs at the Moda Center in Portland, Ore., on April 24, 2026. After losing, the Blazers now trail one game to two in the series.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/25/the-doj-wants-to-change-who-polices-federal-prosecutors/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-25T14:53:18.712Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-25T14:53:18.712Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[DOJ wants to shield its lawyers from outside scrutiny. Critics worry about oversight]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/A6NV3P6PFNIJVD35IFYTYCPIEI.jpg?auth=a3460912724867b8ba434ab38808e8108587ccacf6587e0b83ae8b99d3e9608d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Then-Attorney General Pam Bondi answers questions from the media at the U.S. Capitol on March 18, 2026. Bondi is one of several DOJ officials who've faced ethics complaints with state bar associations in recent years.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/25/justice-department-makes-it-easier-to-deport-those-with-daca-status/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-25T14:50:46.371Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-25T14:50:46.371Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Justice Department makes it easier to deport those with DACA status]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GQMNJ6J6JFLQVHOY5EUVNXUPX4.jpg?auth=6d0ccc668a13f1447eb4c86c52ec7131a352f3a73415cb486eb9f7ee956214b2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The order in the case involving Catalina "Xóchitl" Santiago came from the Board of Immigration Appeals, an administrative court within the Justice Department.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/25/iran-s-foreign-minister-awaits-u-s-delegation-to-pakistan-for-peace-talks/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-25T14:45:38.688Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-25T14:45:38.688Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Iran's foreign minister awaits U.S. delegation to Pakistan for peace talks]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/WWHCSVRQKVKXHGYLO32B74EOPA.jpg?auth=9b816eacd8b36d5609e498418081d09915d1585307690ed6f955b1f3a0bbb9f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An Iranian woman walks past symbolic belongings laid on the ground at Valiasr Square in Tehran on April 24, 2026, in tribute to the schoolgirls in Minab killed in an airstrike.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/25/bike-portland-jonathan-maus-break-20-years/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-25T13:00:00.98Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-25T13:00:00.98Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Why Portland’s veteran bicycle journalist Jonathan Maus is taking a break]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/M6K2UUMRXBF5HJYFZFI4XG6SRQ.jpeg?auth=76eabce3cb4307c19d5639cc48f923c17a671d8992e812d0ddf29d94d4f8da62&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1337</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jonathan Maus has announced he's taking a hiatus from publishing BikePortland.org, a blog that's chronicled Portland's bicycle community and politics for over two decades.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/25/seattle-independent-bookstores-day/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-25T13:00:01.39Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-25T13:00:01.39Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘Amazon can never be us’: How Seattle’s independent bookstores have met the digital age]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/N5QVQ6MOAFJUZOLJ7F2ASSV75M.jpg?auth=80b7cc4889afeb65f0ac0dd0a6e892f7b83a18c25804631b04b126465b7c83d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4896&amp;height=3264</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tom Nissley and his son, Henry, check out customers on the opening day of Phinney Books, in June 2014. The shop is one of 33 Seattle-area locations participating in Independent Bookstore Day on April 25, 2026, just ahead of the store's 12th birthday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/25/eugene-dark-sky-advocates/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-25T13:00:04.303Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-25T13:00:04.303Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Dark sky advocates urge Eugene to adopt more protections against light pollution]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/LCE7ZXNALBCR7LNMVQU2PHALQM.png?auth=52072fd54d458bb4939069979a97230281f8823a21f523c9d2a4f0f62f42f64a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1760&amp;height=1210</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An outdoor light fixture in Eugene, April 16, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/24/oregon-owyhee-desert-pollution-jet-supersonic-military/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-25T02:32:21.745Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-25T02:32:21.745Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[President Trump OKs supersonic jets over Owyhee desert — even if they pollute rivers]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/VC32NEKOARFIBN4JRC5VZ2IU3I.jpg?auth=e0416fd773796ac2774c83e10930c06aef06bdaac4db53108d17c8ccc97caeeb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Owyhee Canyonlands, spanning southeastern Oregon and southwestern Idaho, Oct. 4, 2023. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/24/colossal-octopuses-once-stalked-the-ancient-oceans/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-25T00:46:35.377Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-25T00:46:35.377Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[A real-life Kraken stalked the seas of the late Cretaceous]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NUQMWVV2ABPKHN6ZNLE37Y2HFE.png?auth=6b5651ebf3707a736b38c50dfe871eb92b445288e22f441ce6f2f2a3ca559259&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5000&amp;height=6312</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A sketch of the giant octopus.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/24/mississippi-will-reexamine-judicial-redistricts-after-us-supreme-court-rules-in-voting-rights-case/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-25T00:36:00.104Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-25T00:36:00.104Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Mississippi will reexamine judicial redistricts after US Supreme Court rules in voting rights 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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, top right, and the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, during Friday prayers ceremony at the Tehran University campus, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, April 24, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/24/oregon-state-marine-board-restricts-siletz-boating/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-25T00:26:01.745Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-25T00:26:01.745Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon State Marine Board to accept public comment on proposed motorized boat ban on upper Siletz River]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5FSWP76OQJB7ZB5IU7DZA4SUXM.png?auth=d9366732a9345150f3e9a20984ddde4393efd806babebb38cf591b608ef249f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1760&amp;height=1198</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A motorized drift boat on the upper Siletz River near the Ojalla bridge on Feb. 15, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/24/rowing-competition-dexter-lake/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-25T00:22:40.544Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-25T00:22:40.544Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Major rowing competition comes to Dexter Lake this Saturday]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/3ZZV5IJRABCYLESWPF34LPRCSI.png?auth=bd295612377e851f65c366d9ef79c303acf6fefc6f2ae8eae9906b28f1121852&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1760&amp;height=990</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Undated photo of a past regatta competition at Dexter Lake in Oregon.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/24/scientist-looks-to-microbe-found-in-extreme-environments-to-help-protect-washington-apples/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T21:04:54.743Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-24T21:04:54.743Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Scientist looks to microbe found in extreme environments to help protect Washington apples]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/24/think-out-loud-washington-gray-whales/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T20:43:43.878Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-24T20:43:43.878Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Washington researchers are concerned about gray whale populations after uptick in early-season deaths]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/24/portland-podcaster-and-puzzle-enthusiast-explains-what-is-speed-puzzling/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T20:35:44.349Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-24T20:35:44.349Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Portland podcaster and puzzle enthusiast explains what is speed puzzling]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/03/30/think-out-loud-operation-inflation-animal-costumes/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T20:24:30.19Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-24T20:24:30.19Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[How the wide adoption of Operation Inflation animal costumes has helped define ICE protests in Portland]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/7GB7U3EMQJF23NNGETONOUPT4A.jpeg?auth=5695cfd01e0287c280a63aae4e67255c330e4baa03b62ae0e4465d2f2f2b9ae7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3772&amp;height=2761</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lacy, often seen as the Pink Frog at protests at the Portland CE building, poses for a picture near OPB with her husband, Jordy Lybeck. The couple appeared on “Think Out Loud” on Monday, March 30, after the “No Kings” series of protests in Portland and in cities all over the country.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/24/eugene-marathon-fills-up-early-charities/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T19:13:08.444Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-24T19:13:08.444Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The Eugene Marathon ran out of entries early, making this a winning time for local charities]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/P4RUPRAYWRBGTCYEFV2YMB42PA.webp?auth=82c284f3f06e9a8205ef30bcd6f81f710c50c3736cdc82b4048934af40f778c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1760&amp;height=1270</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The start of last year's Eugene Marathon, April 27, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/24/portland-monthly-street-fee/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T18:40:34.154Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-24T18:40:34.154Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Portland looks to charge residents, businesses a monthly street fee ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/IOVROMIDONAJ5DZU5KHP6BB4ZA.jpg?auth=5f7e80bb4587bae5f1f67f5d883debaea831c3b4cadf721a936b85af473f2416&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1000&amp;height=667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A potholed Portland street pictured April 23, 2026. The city council is considering a monthly street fee.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/24/washington-budget-credit-rating/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T18:36:27.949Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-24T18:36:27.949Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Top credit rating agency puts Washington on notice]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SJII36Y5CVE2DBIRWB3XD3AHPM.jpeg?auth=d6d0885d6b5271ac88c7276625ae91ccea474c5c6fb82b8083cb9bd764340c4a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Moody’s, one of the big three credit rating agencies, has revised its outlook for Washington finances from stable to negative due to budget-related concerns. It did not, however, lower the state's credit rating.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/24/what-to-know-about-a-federal-order-reclassifying-medical-marijuana-as-a-less-dangerous-drug/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T18:28:09.913Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-24T18:28:09.913Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[What to know about a federal order reclassifying medical marijuana as a less dangerous drug]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/4RDKM7HVX5C33A7I7CCT6UM5GQ.jpg?auth=56d8f80d889c711ed43b7e770a8f1ba0487f6525a0e8360d7470d185b13f6261&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8229&amp;height=5486</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shown are marijuana joints at NJ Weedman's Joint dispensary in Trenton, N.J., Thursday, April 23, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/24/eugene-emergency-physicians-peacehealth-ona-petition-contract/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T18:23:10.967Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-24T18:23:10.967Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Thousands sign petition urging PeaceHealth to renew local ER doctors’ contract]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/AWYEQ2N3VJACBM5KENQ3CSTIBY.jpg?auth=304e80ee487cf3a128e647da2d69c62dd6829f8990b2c9a7e3ffc8e3ff94aa44&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1760&amp;height=1320</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Undated photo of the PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center, RiverBend entrance sign in Springfield, Ore. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/24/josephine-county-commissioner-race-draws-crowded-field/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T18:00:48.989Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-24T18:00:48.989Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Josephine County commissioner race draws crowded field]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/YEJY5DBXGVFOBN74M4C2H7PNRY.jpg?auth=ef61c8a123d12d95ae882db5449bf7ad7b9c2c152389beeee7140cdb322a3c06&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1760&amp;height=1258</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left to right: Alicia Louise Dove, Tracy Thompson, Corey Wilson, Colene Martin, Konnor Kirkpatrick and John West are vying for a seat on the Josephine County Commission.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/17/portland-fertile-ground-festival-of-new-plays-offers-audiences-variety/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T17:09:55.256Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-24T17:09:55.256Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Portland’s Fertile Ground Festival of new plays offers audiences an enormous variety]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/JH6LKKHTTFGCJD36LQMCP7K27Q.jpeg?auth=7421a169786111560ecfd26bf7b2400d6b265a21fdc2532893c94462c0f78147&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In this provided photo actors perform on stage at the  Hillsboro Arts Regional Theatre on April 10, 2026. Mini Sharma Ogle and Sini Sreekumaran are in the foreground, while Manie Grewal, Umi Om and Barbara Pineiro look on.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/24/justice-department-drops-criminal-probe-of-fed-chair-powell-likely-clearing-the-way-for-warsh/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T17:05:53.539Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-24T17:05:53.539Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Justice Department drops criminal probe of Fed chair Powell, likely clearing the way for Warsh]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/LX66IL24JVDSZPNTKIFHP6GKUI.jpg?auth=7ac0870cad7aacd7a0299a93ccc94eba493fb0cbe2bce299becf35d7230da181&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5687&amp;height=3791</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell addresses students at Harvard University, March 30, 2026, in Cambridge, Mass.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/24/eu-approves-a-dollar106-billion-loan-package-to-help-ukraine-after-hungary-lifts-its-veto/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T17:02:36.324Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-24T17:02:36.324Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[EU approves a $106 billion loan package to help Ukraine after Hungary lifts its veto]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/F2H7EJRKO5BCZLCQTXVKA62SSQ.jpg?auth=0be461fea5edbc570094eb35446c5a648d9946cd35369c21b55d68371be67235&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4099&amp;height=2745</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - A general view of a pumping station at the end of the Druzhba oil pipeline in the east German refinery PCK in Schwedt, Jan. 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Sven Kaestner, File)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/17/think-out-loud-charitable-donation-bins-oregon-us-deaths/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T16:52:58.699Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-24T16:52:58.699Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[How charitable donation bins in Oregon, and around the US, can be deadly]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/17/washington-county-deflection-program/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T16:50:15.231Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-24T16:50:15.231Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[First year of Washington County’s deflection program shows progress, areas to improve]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/OQKFFNVSSZF5DAEV2DTDD5KQV4.JPG?auth=044c211cb5beb8dc03e8f8b7c586cb2d67daea15b288d12fd18cb23a43779c57&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington County Courthouse in Hillsboro, Ore., March 5, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/24/street-fee-portland-first-look/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T14:30:00.683Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-24T14:30:00.683Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OPB’s First Look: Paying for potholes]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/IOVROMIDONAJ5DZU5KHP6BB4ZA.jpg?auth=5f7e80bb4587bae5f1f67f5d883debaea831c3b4cadf721a936b85af473f2416&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1000&amp;height=667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A large pothole on Southeast Holgate Boulevard near Southeast 40th Avenue in Portland, April 23, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/24/fda-plans-ultra-fast-review-of-three-psychedelic-drugs-following-trump-directive/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T14:27:22.942Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-24T14:27:22.942Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[FDA plans ultra-fast review of three psychedelic drugs following Trump directive]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PZRDSIALRVBCHGL5THMK73P3MA.jpg?auth=33a60ff832db86d1901d577c7a673dd15798c6cdbece9b938abb578977e3e898&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5472&amp;height=3648</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE — A grower cuts psilocybin mushrooms to prepare for distribution in Springfield, Ore., Monday, Aug. 14, 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/24/a-gene-therapy-for-a-rare-form-deafness-receives-fda-approval/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T13:43:34.203Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-24T13:43:34.203Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The FDA gives the green light to the first gene therapy for deafness]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/K2OLM7ZZSFOMHPWLFAJCWSTYNE.jpg?auth=141abc6724f95c8155c865eeee52ab24cef38aad74df7adfc96d54d3fc18683c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3648&amp;height=5472</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sierra Smith holds her son, Travis, whose deafness was successfully treated with gene therapy.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/24/after-2-failed-votes-mike-johnson-unveils-new-plan-to-extend-key-u-s-spy-powers/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T13:39:10.527Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-24T13:39:10.527Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[After 2 failed votes, Mike Johnson unveils new plan to extend key U.S. spy powers]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/RCZMLMMKGNI7LLP7MS3533U2JE.jpg?auth=6d9819cd5844ad1e4d72e7170330b222b0d8fa2f9e7ea21ec3228d989f7a2f6f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5000&amp;height=3334</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., takes questions at a news conference at the Capitol on Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/24/israel-lebanon-ceasefire-extended-amid-tensions-in-hormuz-strait/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T13:34:45.591Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-24T13:34:45.591Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Israel-Lebanon ceasefire is extended by 3 weeks as tensions rise in Strait of Hormuz]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NWRQ7Z5E75OFZPPII4M27IDW3I.jpg?auth=1aab4c3fc8bf3513be90e01c9000537d47c7072c35d4239175e2453c3dfd54b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left: U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter, Vice President Vance, President Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Lebanese Ambassador to the U.S. Nada Hamadeh Moawad and U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa listen to questions from the media at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/23/victor-wembanyama-concussion-travel-game-3/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T13:14:13.65Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-24T13:14:13.65Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Victor Wembanyama listed as questionable for Friday game against Portland]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/QFDH7RK6GNDTFP4WWDXYMDQEJU.jpg?auth=546921ccc2ec0bd56d0f18f29510cbc79688b5ad80539299db9f5aa425421456&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4399&amp;height=2933</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) sits on the court after a hard fall during the first half in Game 2 of a first-round NBA playoffs basketball series against the Portland Trail Blazers in San Antonio, Tuesday, April 21, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/24/superabundant-recipe-eggplant-syrian-pizza-vic-atiyeh/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T13:00:02.646Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-24T13:00:02.646Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Superabundant recipe: This eggplant lahme b’ajeen is more than a meatless Syrian ‘pizza’ ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/JDMMICVICNB3JDCUICSTIWGCRA.png?auth=81b88647e08046b8744a7bb668a1a6b2b045e3b3a1f9b62d3e09b91405bd2b82&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3213</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This smoky eggplant lahme b’ajeen is more than a meatless Syrian "pizza"]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/23/washington-closes-campgrounds-cut-funding/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T03:30:00.404Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-24T03:30:00.404Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Washington Department of Natural Resources to close four campgrounds after lawmakers cut funding]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/63A2NZKMWJCGXGDIYYBEU6GQZQ.jpg?auth=d65cf9b1d5312eb2ff339a69789a7b9202f8671285f6fd9883c6b5141eb0b5a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1536&amp;height=1152</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Lyre River Campground in Port Angeles will close from September until April next year. It’s one of 11 campgrounds affected by state funding cuts to the Washington Department of Natural Resources.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/23/oregon-deq-pacific-seafood-3-million-fine-water-pollution/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T02:34:03.037Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-24T02:34:03.037Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon DEQ fines Pacific Seafood $3.2 million for water pollution violations ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/YPYQ6M6NIJHCRKN3ZB2HH4ETOI.jpg?auth=4b2e21252cfaaf6d0b4ba078d20953c8213b0268fba6d6abfcc2a1d6cd39e009&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE -Crab pots near the Pacific Seafood processing plant in Newport, Ore., Nov. 22, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/23/linfield-university-controversial-program-cuts-budget-deficit/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T00:52:54.618Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-24T00:52:54.618Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Linfield University considers controversial program cuts to close budget deficit]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/V44P6J2L6FDUPLTT53APW4P324.jpg?auth=fce16d09bd5ff3402865286d388612b72cfc0a5fe5b027ce6b9d04d0d528a42e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Linfield University's McMinnville campus on March 2, 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/23/portland-public-schools-closing-schools/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-24T00:43:32.386Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-24T00:43:32.386Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Portland Public Schools wants to know: What should be considered when closing schools?]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2MMTLLSKV5GRHONNBZFJEJXMLA.JPG?auth=aa41777947ec46233a7e9a0bf53025754a8549925eb248abe4e7a09f33da14a0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2032</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lyta Noijaroen, 4, covers her ears sitting on her mom Phantipha’s lap during the third meeting in a series to discuss how to “rightsize” Portland Public Schools at Ida B Wells High School in Portland, Ore., on April 22, 2026. PPS plans to close 5-12 schools by the 2027-2028 school year. Noijaroen is slated to be a Winterhaven K-8 student in 2027, the year by which changes in the district will happen.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/23/battle-ground-teacher-censor-charlie-kirk/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T23:32:59.471Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-23T23:32:59.471Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[After the dismissal of a Battle Ground high school teacher, other educators censor their curricula ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PFR6PZQW4NDZZADHJODHPKMHBM.jpg?auth=717bf09a38f6bc2706866997cfb177fd77445052688d2bc13cea648fd24a56ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5760&amp;height=3840</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Amanda Gonzales at her home on April 22, 2026. Gonzales has been trying to get reinstated as a social studies teacher at Battle Ground High School since she was put on leave eight months ago.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/23/portland-police-chief-budget-cuts/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T23:21:28.644Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-23T23:21:28.644Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Portland police chief cautions that budget cuts will cause ‘detrimental impacts’]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BTQK7L3PZZA35GVSQUPHLKGFXI.jpg?auth=55e32d351a54472c56c57a9b7ea87cc919fc55146c7f0b1fc62dedc641ab5a19&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Portland Police Chief Bob Day at a January 2026 press conference. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/16/salem-mckay-high-school-teacher-wins-state-award-for-improving-youth-financial-literacy/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T22:44:49.372Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-23T22:44:49.372Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Salem McKay High School teacher wins state award for improving youth financial literacy ]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/16/think-out-loud-portland-ukraine-folk-concert-chernobyl-/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T22:44:15.66Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-23T22:44:15.66Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Ukrainian folk singers honor 40th anniversary of Chernobyl nuclear disaster with Portland concert ]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/16/think-out-loud-gene-editing-embryos/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T22:43:23.364Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-23T22:43:23.364Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Why some researchers are editing human genes in embryos]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/23/think-out-loud-author-book-london-falling-portland-oregon/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T22:36:32.555Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-23T22:36:32.555Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Patrick Radden Keefe discusses his new book ‘London Falling’ at Lincoln High School in Portland]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/23/lane-community-college-cuts-programs/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T22:35:10.15Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-23T22:35:10.15Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Lane Community College moves forward with program cuts]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ABCZVR6IQREOFPPEO7PKQ4547U.png?auth=f8bf0475dc0c6e969c4cb2989d7c2c9b3ed04bb090d6f149f747c532969cb50f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1760&amp;height=1122</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A sign near the eastern entrance to Lane Community College in Eugene, Ore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/23/marijuana-rescheduling-trump-eases-rules-on-medical-cannabis/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T21:59:55.069Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-23T21:59:55.069Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump administration eases rules on some marijuana categories. Here's what to know]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/3J25D4YVHVOPXJ44S2EI74XUIQ.jpg?auth=a84df8e4fc0a923267038fc65c2eab7dc8433d489c27796a50c24ee591a06387&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5107&amp;height=3597</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Trump administration has reclassified medical marijuana on the federal level, from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/23/how-tiktok-is-driving-american-expats-to-southeast-asia/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T21:54:53.55Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-23T21:54:53.55Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[How TikTok is driving American expats to Southeast Asia]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZEJAVAIYVJOZNKB6USQKYXNUFA.jpg?auth=320d6672e46fba11071daab055062dc36ebdd8d01a9dc1f1589f52fedc87c1a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5660&amp;height=3773</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A view of My Khe beach in 2019 in Da Nang, Vietnam. Some Americans who moved to Vietnam or Thailand say they now have less stress and can afford more than they could in the U.S.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/23/european-airlines-cut-thousands-of-flights-as-fuel-costs-soar/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T21:48:30.319Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-23T21:48:30.319Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Airlines in Europe slash thousands of flights as Iran war cuts jet fuel supplies]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZXN6YG7F7ZLWLNYQJPZH6XKA7M.jpg?auth=4a7999559a86753f9fc0d8be082b2ccb55d32105d8418fd98ff57aecc23a6ea4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Lufthansa passenger jet refuels at the gate at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport in France in March, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/23/meta-will-lay-off-10percent-of-its-staff/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T20:57:14.8Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-23T20:57:14.8Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Meta will lay off 10% of its staff]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/F6TIBS2I4FL3THXILLKNGGK4LQ.jpg?auth=4f63152df59f030342254238aed30820bfca1129b78ea18881cc534f560abfac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3961&amp;height=2225</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Workers walk past a display at Meta headquarters on Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Menlo Park, Calif.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/23/school-instructional-time-oregon-students-data/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T20:47:49.715Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-23T20:47:49.715Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Enormous variation in school instructional time for Oregon students, according to new data tool]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/P4CMY5DHENHU5PFWMCXMMGWXAM.jpg?auth=2d2d93bbab2cc4a66294dc0ce87f4af12b541504cf9feca48b62caed3df64c3a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3677&amp;height=2699</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lauren Weisskirk has two children in Portland Public Schools and says Oregon could learn from other states in how to provide more instructional time. A new report suggests students in some Oregon districts get the equivalent of eight fewer weeks of school than kids in other parts of the state.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/23/splitter-led-portland-trail-blazers-playoffs-but-future-uncertain/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T20:15:10.164Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-23T20:15:10.164Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Splitter led the Blazers to the playoffs as a 1st-time NBA head coach but his future is uncertain]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/4RTRPMEQ2FHGLCOP35RABQS44M.jpg?auth=f77d27a298dfa60d841091bf64c77674fae888e025478520a5bcdc2b032f8f11&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7844&amp;height=5225</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Portland Trail Blazers acting head coach Tiago Splitter watches play during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in San Antonio.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/23/senate-votes-to-kickstart-partisan-funding-process-for-ice-here-s-how-it-works/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T19:38:29.267Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-23T19:38:29.267Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Senate votes to kickstart partisan funding process for ICE. Here's how that works]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/R3RJAOZF55NELK2HS5J3BUQEWI.jpg?auth=7ae9ebe42a719a43ebb5d429fae8d3811f83410fe4eb4158a193f8daed555f99&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5131&amp;height=3421</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., speaks with the press while Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., looks on following weekly policy luncheons at the U.S. Capitol on April 21.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/23/money-in-the-2026-midterms-right-now-in-4-charts/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T19:33:13.813Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-23T19:33:13.813Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[4 charts show where money is going in the midterms — and who has the most cash]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/VUZRUBLBAJNIFI7GCTLPWXWML4.jpg?auth=84c1f313e186116a3cfb5998775df9c6c374e0e6c20b0eb85539f8e335c8711e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5605&amp;height=3736</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Texas Democratic Senate candidate Texas state Rep. James Talarico waves to the crowd before speaking Mar. 4 in Austin. Talarico raised $27m in the first quarter of 2026, leading a pack of Democrats who outraised Republicans in several key Senate matchups.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/23/opb-politics-now-budget-cuts-portland-multnomah-county/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T19:07:01.259Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-23T19:07:01.259Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘OPB Politics Now’: Major budget cuts loom over Portland area  ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5AUFRS4B6BGTXEI73OZNKPFHLE.png?auth=1b4946632db66de8454107fb0227d5b9144903e7179d9d56206ad873c8478cda&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[OPB Politics Now]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/board-meetings/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T17:17:31.686Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-23T17:17:31.686Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Board Meetings]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/23/new-oregon-law-regulates-use-license-plate-readers/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T17:03:27.722Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-23T17:03:27.722Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[A new Oregon law regulates police use of license plate readers. Here’s how it works]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/M3NKPIOE6BB5TN77DTGQRBP56E.jpg?auth=bc01a37328047feb2633c48e99f74cd411b78c5abefbc57c3d660b9bc0a5cb11&amp;smart=true&amp;width=700&amp;height=525</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Flock Safety license plate-reading camera is seen in Denver on Aug. 5, 2025. The technology is at the center of a new law going into effect in Oregon regulating law enforcement agencies.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>