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Beaverton city manager tapped to lead Eugene
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (336+ words) Published 12:35 pm Thursday, January 15, 2026 The city of Eugene has selected Beaverton City Manager Jenny Haruyama to serve as that city's top leader, overseeing daily operations of the progressive college town of 180,000 residents. On Wednesday, Jan. 14, the Eugene City Council chose…...
Oregon lawmaker reintroduces child abuse, foster rights legislation Gov. Kotek vetoed
8+ hour, 27+ min ago (514+ words) Published 5:41 am Thursday, January 15, 2026 An Oregon state lawmaker is again trying to expand the list of rights given to the state's foster youth and rework the child abuse investigation process, despite a previous veto from Gov. Tina Kotek which quashed…...
Oregon not required to provide feds with voter data, judge rules
8+ hour, 33+ min ago (1136+ words) Published 5:35 am Thursday, January 15, 2026 A federal judge tentatively ruled Wednesday that Oregon does not have to hand over personally identifiable data of more than 3 million Oregon voters to the federal government. In an oral ruling Wednesday evening, U.S. District Court Judge…...
Sen. Jeff Merkley to host town hall in Washington County
8+ hour, 48+ min ago (149+ words) Published 10:20 am Thursday, January 15, 2026 Washington County residents will have an opportunity to hear from U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley at a town hall event this week. The town hall is set for 12:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16, at the Conestoga Recreation Center Gymnasium, 9985 S.W. 125th Ave. in…...
Beaverton city manager one of 3 contenders for Eugene position
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (229+ words) Published 4:00 am Friday, January 9, 2026 Beaverton's city manager for the last four years is one of three finalists tapped to lead the city of Eugene in the same role. Jenny Haruyama joins Eugene City Manager Pro Tem Matt Rodrigues, and Lake…...
USPS says mail-in ballots might not get postmark on same day they’re dropped off | Beaverton Valley Times
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (525+ words) Published 5:20 pm Thursday, January 1, 2026 By Jonathan Shorman, Stateline The U.S. Postal Service has adopted a new rule that could create doubt about whether some ballots mailed by voters by Election Day will receive postmarks in time to be counted. A'USPS rule…...
2025 IN REVIEW: Washington County voters opted for more taxes
2+ week, 2+ day ago (433+ words) Published 4:00 am Tuesday, December 30, 2025 East Washington County residents agreed to raise their property taxes by $1.33 per $1,000 assessed property value in 2025, between a Tigard-Tualatin School District bond and increased levy asks from Washington County libraries and the sheriff's office. In the…...