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  • 5 days ago | koin.com | Michaela Bourgeois

    PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A new Bankrate study reveals how much hopeful homebuyers need to earn to afford a typical home in each state. In Oregon, homebuyers need more than the national average. According to Bankrate’s 2025 Housing Affordability Study released in March, homebuyers need an income of nearly $117,000 to afford a typical home in the United States. This marks a near-50% increase since early 2020 when the needed income to buy a typical home was $78,236, Bankrate says.

  • 6 days ago | koin.com | Michaela Bourgeois

    PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield filed a lawsuit on Friday against Coinbase, one of the largest cryptocurrency platforms in the United States, alleging the company promoted and sold high-risk investments. In the lawsuit, Rayfield alleges the company violated Oregon securities law by encouraging the sale of unregistered cryptocurrencies to Oregonians.

  • 6 days ago | yahoo.com | Michaela Bourgeois

    PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — In an appeal to lawmakers, TriMet is warning of “drastic” service cuts without a boost in state funding, announcing in a press release on Thursday that the agency faces a “fiscal cliff” in 2031. The warning from the public transit agency comes as lawmakers are building a statewide transportation package and released a $1.9 billion proposal earlier in April outlining their plans.

  • 6 days ago | koin.com | Michaela Bourgeois

    PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — In an appeal to lawmakers, TriMet is warning of “drastic” service cuts without a boost in state funding, announcing in a press release on Thursday that the agency faces a “fiscal cliff” in 2031. The warning from the public transit agency comes as lawmakers are building a statewide transportation package and released a $1.9 billion proposal earlier in April outlining their plans.

  • 6 days ago | yahoo.com | Michaela Bourgeois

    PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A Portland drug trafficker was sentenced to federal prison on Wednesday on several drug trafficking charges after authorities found him in possession of more than 50,000 fentanyl pills, the U.S. Attorneys Office for the District of Oregon announced.

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Michaela Bourgeois
Michaela Bourgeois @michaelabourg
10 Apr 25

RT @KOINNews: “The Trump Administration’s threat to shortchange Oregon students hurts children and families and undermines the dedication a…

Michaela Bourgeois
Michaela Bourgeois @michaelabourg
4 Apr 25

“The order’s confusing language about proof of citizenship requirements makes it possible that any state voting system could be de-certified by the federal government.” My story on OR and WA’s suit against Trump’s election executive order here: https://t.co/znfl7pnksl

Michaela Bourgeois
Michaela Bourgeois @michaelabourg
4 Apr 25

RT @PeterSullivan4: 👀 re medicaid, Hawley and Wyden joined up on a budget amendment to strike the $880bn House E&C instruction https://t.co…