Chicago police sergeant charged with stealing $41K from federal PPP program

In 2021, Sgt. Brandi Wright filed applications for two loans for a bakery that didn't exist, prosecutors say. The Paycheck ...
Statesman Journal

Groups file lawsuit to repeal Oregon’s Climate Protection Program

A coalition of fossil fuel companies, businesses and labor unions is again trying to repeal Oregon’s Climate Protection Program, filing a lawsuit April 16 arguing the state lacks legal authority to ...
The Business Journals

Businesses, citing affordability, economy, take aim at Oregon climate program

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Opponents are pairing their ...
Willamette Week

Opponents of Climate Protection Program Ask Court to Halt Oregon’s Controversial Emissions Reduction Regulation

Businesses that burn carbon fuels, like Woodburn Nursery & Azaleas, could benefit from a lawsuit to end the Climate Protection Program. (Laura Tesler) (Laura Tesler) This story was produced by the ...
OPB

Oregon’s ambitious greenhouse gas reduction program faces a fresh legal challenge

Fossil fuel companies, farms, unions and business groups are taking the state Department of Environmental Quality to court over a program they call “economically infeasible.” Oregon’s ambitious ...
Wall Street Journal

Iran’s Nuclear Program Has Survived, Posing Problem for U.S. Negotiators

Vice President JD Vance said that the American negotiating team was leaving Pakistan after 21 hours of talks with no peace deal with Iran. Photo: Jacquelyn Martin/Pool/Getty Images Iran survived five ...
OPB

Industry groups raise concerns about Oregon’s Climate Protection Program

Oregon’s Climate Protection Program was established in 2021 to place a cap on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels throughout the state. The program hadn’t gone into effect for most natural gas ...
Local 12 WKRC Cincinnati

Local automotive group to pay $2.1M over false info during pandemic

Bengals to the Boardroom: Frostee Rucker now a rising star in big business A Bengals legend has traded hits on the field for high stakes deals in the boardroom that are now carrying him to Wall Street ...
Willamette Week

Oregon’s Climate Protection Program Costs Far More Than Other States’—and Is Far Less Accountable

This story was produced by the Oregon Journalism Project, a nonprofit newsroom covering the state. WOODBURN — Tom Fessler and his son, Kyle, are trying to do the right thing, but the right thing is ...
Houston Chronicle

$160M in savings helps Conroe reinstate step pay program for firefighter and police officers

Two years of saving over $160 million prompted the city of Conroe to restart its step pay program for firefighters and police officers after pausing it last year. City staff presented the savings and ...
The Gazette

Power grid shutdowns in Colorado bring protection — and problems

Sunshine Fire Protection District firefighter working on a fire started by a downed electrical line in Sunshine Canyon, Colo. on December 20, 2025. (Courtesy of Sunshine Canyon Fire Protection ...