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Commentary: Two simple prosperity proposals
8+ hour, 7+ min ago (844+ words) The Port of Portland’s Curtis Robinhold, co-chair of Gov. Tina Kotek’s prosperity council, speaks to the council on July 25, 2026. Not everything in the newly-released report of the Governor’s Prosperity Council is uncontroversial, or should be, or points specifically to major…...
Oregon, 14 other states sue Trump administration to block school mental health funding cuts
20+ hour, 23+ min ago (608+ words) Student backpacks seen on the first day of school last year at Harborview Elementary School in Juneau, Alaska. Fifteen Democratic-led states are suing the Trump administration over cuts to a $1 billion school mental health grant program. Fifteen states on Friday…...
Commentary: Oregon primary ballot measures were more than a local issue | Opinion Free | cgsentinel.com
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (393+ words) In 2023, Wallowa County residents voted in favor of taking an initial step towards breaking away from Oregon and joining Idaho. What Oregon voters are thinking right now can sometimes be derived from the top-level election results. As an expression of…...
Commentary - A Day Without Child Care: Universal problem requires a universal solution
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (339+ words) Advocates who urged the Oregon Legislature to increase child care funding in January 2024 hung onesies and other children’s clothes on a tent outside the Capitol in Salem. We have been sounding the alarm for years: Oregon’s child care system needs…...
Committee restores pool funding, adds to library budget
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (658+ words) The Cottage Grove City Budget Committee has closed its final meeting with a series of amendments that restored funding for community use of the warm water therapy pool, added money back into library staffing, and approved a recommendation for the…...
Confidential draft recommendations from Kotek’s Prosperity Council suggest tax cuts, reforms
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (748+ words) Center, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek. Gov. Tina Kotek’s Prosperity Council will meet May 15 in Eugene to finalize its recommendations for release next month. But in advance of that meeting, the Oregon Journalism Project (OJP) has obtained a confidential draft of…...
Commentary: On transportation funding, start with the problem
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (691+ words) Elizabeth Camara, a No Kings rally counterprotester holds a sign protesting against the transportation package Democratic lawmakers passed during a special session earlier this year in Salem, Oregon. Does anyone in Oregon think Measure 120, sustaining last year’s legislation on transportation…...
This lesser-known program could keep Oregonians on SNAP, but there aren’t enough slots
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (644+ words) Employees with the Oregon Office of Resilience and Emergency Management pack food boxes at a warehouse in Salem as part of a training to see how they can respond to future food emergencies. Thousands of Oregonians are losing their federal…...
Election 2026: Fire district warns of service cuts if levy fails
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (960+ words) The South Lane County Fire & Rescue main station is located at 233 E Harrison Avenue in Cottage Grove. The South Lane County Fire & Rescue District has submitted a money measure to voters in the May 19 election. Measure 20-383 is a five-year local…...
The Sentinel's E-Edition for 4/29/26
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (134+ words) Cottage Grove Sentinel View our 4/29/26 E-Edition here! The E-Edition is best viewed on desktop computers, not all mobile devices are compatible. Having trouble viewing? Try using Chrome or Firefox instead. View the online version of our 2025 Salute to the U.S. Coast…...