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Trump warns Iran to ‘show humanity’, Kotek to streamline permit processing, Ferguson calling for infrastructure, fair tax system and housing, Supreme court to weight in on legality of tariffs.
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Headline Roundup
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer under investigation for ‘inappropriate’ relationship with employee (NYP)
Scott Adams, ‘Dilbert’ creator who poked fun at bad bosses, dies at 68 (WaPo)
Trump’s farm bailout probably won’t cover Pacific Northwest grower’s losses (OPB)
What WA Gov. Bob Ferguson said, and left unsaid, in his State of the State address (WSS)
Voting questioned in major NorthWestern Energy rate case (DM)
Boeing beats Airbus on orders, still behind on production (ST)
Kotek prosperity plan: FastTrack permitting, $40M in incentives and more (BizJournals)
Gallatin Ice enters next phase of $8 million expansion to become regional hockey hub (BDC)
EPA proposes limiting power of states and tribes to block major projects over water concerns (Ground)
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Community Highlight
“Oregon wheat growers now know what the Trump administration’s $12 billion bailout for farmers will do for them. They are saying that the $39 per acre they will receive will cover only a fraction of the cost of producing their crop.
Over the last year, growers have dealt with low crop prices and high costs of production.
Uncertain U.S. trade policies have created challenges for commodity farmers dependent on overseas buyers.” (OPB)
Rip’s Spotlight
Recent Events Could Shift the Debate Over Who Should Run City Council
“On Jan. 8, the council began a second day of deliberations to elect a council president to lead the body in 2026. The first day had gone poorly. The council was split evenly into its usual two voting blocs: The progressive caucus, Peacock, supported Councilor Sameer Kanal, while the centrists on the council, who distrust Peacock, backed incumbent Council President Elana Pirtle-Guiney. But the bickering between the two factions had turned unusually personal and ugly.
The ferocity of the split had left councilors shaken; behind closed doors, both sides said they dreaded what the second day of voting would bring. But just 25 minutes in, an event of much greater magnitude trumped the vote for council president: A Border Patrol agent shot and wounded two people in East Portland.” (WW)
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