A coalition of 10 Democratic-led states, including Oregon, sued the Trump administration Tuesday over a new rule that could cost homeowners hundreds or even thousands of dollars by preempting state laws that require mortgage lenders to pay interest on the money borrowers deposit into escrow accounts to cover taxes and insurance. Mortgage lenders generally require […]
President Donald Trump’s tariffs contributed to a $442 million loss in Oregon’s 2025-27 budget cycle, state economists estimate. That’s according to a new report Gov. Tina Kotek’s office released Monday evaluating the impacts new tariffs have had on Oregon after the Trump administration fully imposed them in March 2025. The report’s release coincided with Oregon […]
A substitute teacher who doesn’t want her healthcare coverage to lapse while school’s out in the summer. A single mother of five who almost permanently lost her eyesight from tears in her retinas. A mother who left an abusive relationship, but the stress of a custody battle took a toll on her daughters’ physical and […]
Abdul Saboor Hassan moved to Oregon in 2020 after qualifying for a green card for his service to the U.S. Army in his home country, Afghanistan. He became a commercial truck driver for a short period of time before becoming a commercial driving instructor, an experience that motivated him to open his own commercial driving […]
