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If lawmakers approve the rescission package, the move would be an unprecedented action against communities that rely on OPB and the entire public media system. It would destabilize the bedrock ...

Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB Oregon’s ban on plastic grocery bags will kick up a notch under a bill headed to the desk of Gov. Tina Kotek. Beginning in 2027, Senate Bill 551 will ensure that ...

"Stop Requested" is a multi-part series from OPB about a journey through rural Oregon by public transit in the state’s most remote areas. Over 14 days and more than 30 buses, OPB’s Lillian ...

FILE: Sen. Floyd Prozanski pictured in 2024. Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB “These are tools of mass destruction,” said state Sen. Floyd Prozanski, D-Eugene, who added: “The only purpose of ...

Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB Oregon lawmakers appear to have abandoned a policy to ban cellphone use in Oregon schools, after the proposal couldn’t clear a key Senate committee on Wednesday.

But an investigation by OPB and ProPublica found that these states aren’t actually leading. As climate reporter Monica Samayoa and investigative editor Tony Schick reported, nearly every other ...

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Freeze drying is more than astronaut ice cream: it’s a multi-billion-dollar global industry. And the biggest player in North America is in Oregon. Learn how Mountain House became a powerhouse ...

Portland comedian Susan Rice has performed on stages across the country since the 1980s. But it was only last year, at the age of 72, that she received wider acclaim after her appearance at a Don ...

The Coast Guard has called off its search off the Oregon Coast near Cannon Beach, and as of Friday morning said there were no signs of distress in the area. Coast Guard crews originally started ...

Shayna Schlosberg was promoted to VP of community connections for Oregon Public Broadcasting. Schlosberg Schlosberg joined the state network in 2022 as equity leader after working as director of ...