Alex Baumhardt

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Where does Oregon’s case against federal deployment of Guard stand?

Federal officers shoot pepper balls at protestors at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility south of downtown Portland.…

Oregon National Guard remains federalized for now, but cannot be deployed, judges rule

Federal police push towards a crowd of demonstrators at an ICE processing facility south of downtown Portland on…

California joins Oregon lawsuit blocking deployment of Guard troops from both states to Portland

Federal police push towards a crowd of demonstrators at an ICE processing facility south of downtown Portland on…

Oregon’s U.S. Sen. Wyden presses U.S. Treasury secretary to release Epstein financial files

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, speaks to reporters following a weekly Democratic policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on…

Oregon Gov. Kotek orders state buildings earthquake-proofed to prepare for ‘Big One’

Construction workers and vehicles move around the Capitol. Gov. Kotek’s order to earthquake-proof state buildings comes as the…

Oregon education programs for migrant workers, families could close without federal funds

Student mentors and past participants in the College Assistance Migrant Program, or CAMP, pose in 2021 at Portland…

Annual algae bloom forms on Willamette River. A bill to stop it died in the Oregon House

The algae bloom forming around Ross Island Lagoon in the Willamette River on Monday morning. (Photo courtesy of…

Conservationists again sue U.S. Fish and Wildlife for denying Oregon red tree voles protection

A western Red-backed Vole found on the Oregon coast in December 2005. A forest dweller, the Western Red-backed…

In the wake of tsunami warning, Oregon lawmaker calls for better state disaster preparedness

Waves pound a beach and structure between Depoe Bay and Boiler Bay on the Oregon Coast. (Erica Harris/Oregon…