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Lawmakers nix proposal to delay campaign finance limits for years after backlash

14 hours ago | oregonlive.com | Carlos Fuentes

Lawmakers will not advance a bill this year that would have delayed the imposition of campaign finance limits in Oregon for four years, according to the Secretary of State’s Office. The effort died after good government advocates said the proposed delay was an attempt by lawmakers to avoid restricting the massive flow of money into politics. Oregon is one of just five states without such limits.
Here are the 4 best waterfalls in Oregon: Readers Choice Awards

18 hours ago | oregonlive.com | Mims Copeland

A 0.4 mile hike leads to a viewing platform overlooking Toketee Falls in southern Oregon.Vickie Connor/The Oregonian
Democrats scramble to advance multibillion dollar transportation package with just days to act

1 day ago | oregonlive.com | Carlos Fuentes

Lawmakers on Thursday advanced a major transportation package out of a key committee after top Democrats pared back its proposed tax and fee hikes to earn the support of at least one hesitant lawmaker. The latest version of a bill to fund road maintenance and repair, as well as some transportation improvements, would raise or impose taxes and fees to bolster funding for Oregon’s transportation network but less so than a previous version Democrats had backed.
Amazon opens $500 million Oregon warehouse that stocks 40 million products: Look inside

1 day ago | oregonlive.com | Mike Rogoway

Amazon’s enormous new warehouse in Woodburn has 30 miles of conveyors, 6,000 robots and 1,500 employees working to keep the $500 million facility humming around the clock. All those elements are designed to work in constant harmony, according to the warehouse’s general manager, Christophe Buzit. But with so many moving parts, it’s easy for something to go awry — especially in a brand-new warehouse that’s three times bigger than Portland’s Lloyd Center mall.
Trail Blazers’ draft pick Yang Hansen surprised he was selected at No. 16

2 days ago | oregonlive.com | Aaron Fentress

The Portland Trail Blazers shocked much of the basketball world during Wednesday night’s NBA draft by trading back from the No. 11 pick to select center Yang Hansen out of China at No. 16. Count Yang among those surprised. “I was expecting to be selected at the end of the first round,” Yang told reporters at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, site of the draft.
Trail Blazers’ ‘reach’ for Yang Hansen was nearly 2 years in the making

2 days ago | oregonlive.com | Aaron Fentress

Based on the opinions of armchair general managers and mock drafts, the Portland Trail Blazers trading back to select center Yang Hansen with the No. 16 pick in Wednesday night’s NBA draft was a head-scratcher. Inside the Blazers’ Tualatin practice facility, where the franchise’s brain trust under GM Joe Cronin had been scouting Yang for nearly two years, the pick was a no-brainer.
Democrats propose pared back transportation package that would raise $11.7 billion over 10 years

2 days ago | oregonlive.com | Carlos Fuentes

A top Oregon Democrat has proposed paring back the numerous tax and fee increases in a massive transportation package — marking a last-minute effort to win over enough hesitant lawmakers to push the bill through in the final days of this year’s legislative session.
Trail Blazers select Washington State’s Cedric Coward with No. 11 pick, trade him to Memphis

2 days ago | oregonlive.com | Aaron Fentress

The Portland Trail Blazers selected Washington State wing Cedric Coward with the No. 11 pick in the NBA draft Wednesday night. However, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that the Blazers traded the rights to Coward to the Memphis Grizzlies for the No. 16 pick in this draft, a 2028 first-round pick and two second-round picks. The second round will be held on Thursday. The Blazers entered the draft without a second-round pick.
A Team Columbia hero last year, Zayden Anderson is back at the Les Schwab Bowl with Team Willamette

2 days ago | oregonlive.com | Dan Brood

Zayden Anderson grew a big smile on his face when he reminisced about last year’s Les Schwab Bowl. Who could blame him? Anderson, then coming off his junior year as the quarterback for the Seaside High School football team, had an astonishing performance for Team Columbia in its 39-26 win over Team Willamette in the 2024 all-star football tilt. In the victory, Anderson completed all five of his passes for 110 yards and three touchdowns.
Former Central Catholic Ram Bobby Blanchet is happy to represent Aloha in Friday’s Les Schwab Bowl

2 days ago | oregonlive.com | Dan Brood

Football and family. For Bobby Blanchet, they go hand-in-hand. In fact, because of family, Blanchet decided to make a big change in his life when it comes to football. Blanchet, who played football at Central Catholic this past fall as a junior and helped the Rams go 11-1 on the season, will finish his high school career at Aloha. “I just recently transferred, second semester,” Blanchet said. There’s a big reason for that. “My little brother is there. Luca is my little brother,” Blanchet said.