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Portland Business News

Japanese tech firm Wacom pulls out of Portland headquarters
Author: Malia Spencer
Japan-based Wacom Technology Corp. closes Pearl District office as company goes remote-first.
OR company, riding 700% gain in 2024, plans new stock sales
Author: Pete Danko
NuScale Power, its stock riding high, could raise up to $200 million under brokerage agreement.
James Beard Public Market leader on Portland project's funding, plans and potential
Author: Malia Spencer
Philanthropic interest in the $3 million capital campaign for the James Beard Public Market has been high since the group announced its new location.

Seattle Times Opinion

U.S Senate must pass PRESS Act now
Author: The Seattle Times editorial board

Before it adjourns for the year the U.S. Senate must pass the PRESS Act, to provide federal protection for journalists.
Crime rates are up in WA but victim support is falling
Author: Tiffany Attrill

I cannot help but ask why we don't invest in resources to help “hurt” people before they hurt others and why support for crime victims must take a back seat.
How Musk’s DOGE can actually do some good
Author: Tyler Cowen

It is not possible to eliminate every law, regulation, committee or agency that deserves to exist. It's important to set priorities.

Columbian Newspaper

More logging is proposed to help curb wildfires in the US Pacific Northwest
Author: MATTHEW BROWN, Associated Press

U.S. officials would allow increased logging on federal lands across the Pacific Northwest in the name of fighting wildfires and boosting rural economies under proposed changes to a sweeping forest management plan that’s been in place for three decades.

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Cuts to domestic violence prosecution center because of Vancouver budget woes imperil public safety, say officials
Author: Becca Robbins

As Vancouver prepares to make cuts to address a $43 million budget deficit, one cut officials are considering is to the area’s domestic violence prosecution center. The unit leader says the cuts could be a hit to public safety.

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About 20% of Americans regularly get their news from influencers on social media, report says
Author: HALELUYA HADERO, Associated Press

About one in five Americans – and a virtually identical share of Republicans and Democrats – regularly get their news from digital influencers who are more likely to be found on the social media platform X, according to a report released Monday by the Pew Research Center.

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Washington State News

No. 1 Kansas testing readiness of rotation against UNC-Wilmington
(Photo credit: Evert Nelson/The Capital-Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) No. 1 Kansas could soon be back to a complete roster when UNC Wilmington visits the Jayhawks in Lawrence, Kan., on Tuesday night. The Jayhawks (4-0) welcomed Shakeel Moore for his first five minutes in KU colors on Saturday in a win over Oakland. The Mississippi State transfer guard had two rebounds, an assist and two points in the win

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