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Following outcry, Portland is set to review its controversial odor complaint policy
Last month, Pho Gabo closed its doors after receiving multiple complaints since 2022 due to the odors emanating from its kitchen. Commissioner Carmen Rubio said the odor complaint policy needs to be "a more fair, practical, and equitable approach."
A cat café in Springfield seeks to find homes for foster kitties
A new café in Springfield hopes to provide foster cats with an alternative route to adoption.
Biden touts $8.5 billion federal funding in Intel’s computer chip plants in Oregon and 3 other states
The Biden administration has reached an agreement to provide Intel with up to $8.5 billion in direct funding and $11 billion in loans for computer chip plants in Arizona, Ohio, New Mexico and Oregon.
While Oregon lawmakers debated campaign finance limits, Phil Knight gave $2 million to Republican PAC
While lawmakers debated campaign finance limits last month, Oregon’s richest man — Nike co-founder Phil Knight — quietly gave another $2 million to a political action committee that tries to elect Republicans to the statehouse.
Bernie Sanders wants the US to adopt a 32-hour workweek. Could workers and companies benefit?
The 40-hour workweek has been standard in the U.S. for more than eight decades.
All gas companies in Oregon fail to gain approval for plans on meeting state’s climate goals
The state Public Utilities Commission rejected all three plans, saying they were ‘unreasonably optimistic’ about future gas demand.
Oregon Supreme Court considers ‘misleading marketing’ case against Tillamook creamery
The lawsuit claims Tillamook misled consumers. The creamery disagrees with the allegations and says it's never tried to hide its farming practices or where it sources its milk.
Boeing promises changes after getting poor grades in a government audit of manufacturing quality
Boeing received bad grades in a government audit of manufacturing quality, and the company says it's making changes to address the situation.
Update: Oregon approves controversial Corvallis Clinic, Optum merger
The Corvallis Clinic says an imminent financial crisis justifies the state expediting the normal merger review process. The clinic refused to comment if its crisis is related to payment disruptions from the Optum cyberattack.
As Oregon enforces its water use requirements, small farmers face the consequences
As Oregon more actively enforces state rules around water usage, some farmers have learned that they’ve been operating illegally for years.