Lincoln County commissioners may have broken several public meeting laws when deciding what positions to exempt from their budget-triggered hiring freeze, according to a review by Oregon Government Ethics Commission staff.

Two Trump appointed appeals court judges questioned whether courts can even block the president’s actions.

On this edition we talk to Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley about the government shutdown and the proposal of federalized troops in Oregon, and then we change gears and talk with KLCC arts and culture reporter, Kendra Schertell about fun activities for fall.

City Council members said recent efforts to deploy National Guard troops in Portland, and aggressive federal immigration enforcement tactics made them nervous about continuing to use a new surveillance technology.

The ruling does not allow troops onto Portland streets.

Eugene saw competing events Tuesday night on the two-year anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks against Israel.

Springfield Police may be the next local law enforcement agency to get a military-style armored vehicle.

On this edition we talk with Julia Shumway, editor-in-chief of the Oregon Capitol Chronicle to get the latest on national guard troops deploying to Portland at the behest of President Trump and we talk with Alex Zielinski of OPB about accusations that ICE is violating the civil rights of protesters, also in Portland.

The star-crossed effort to pass a $4 billion transportation package was the the longest — and priciest — special session in more than a decade.

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek on Tuesday directed a senior military leader to demobilize and send home the roughly 200 members of Oregon National Guard troops who had been stationed at Camp Rilea, outside of Astoria.