By Julia Shumway | Editor
It’s been five years since Oregon passed a landmark recycling law other states copied that aims to shift costs from consumers to producers and encourage companies to use less packaging. Wholesale distributers promptly sued, and a five-day trial over the law began Monday in Portland. It could have national implications, especially in the other states that have replicated the law.
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Oregon and 11 other states sue to block Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
Cyclosporiasis cases remain low in Oregon while other states see surge
Democratic governors warn changes to federal health grants would hurt states
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By Alex Baumhardt
Bales of packed cardboard are readied to be recycled. (Photo courtesy of the City of Portland)
PORTLAND — Last year, Oregon became the first state to start charging companies for some of the end-life waste disposal costs created by their packaging. Then, the state quickly became the first to be sued over it and, this week, the first to go to trial.
By Mia Maldonado
In an aerial view, the Paramount logo is displayed on a water tower at the Paramount Studios lot on July 13, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Twelve state attorneys general, led by California, filed a lawsuit seeking to block Paramount Skydance’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. They argue that the merger would violate the Clayton Act, an antitrust law that prevents anticompetitive practices. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Twelve Democratic-led states on Monday sued to block Paramount’s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.
The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District for the Northern District of California, argues the merger violates Section 7 of the Clayton Act, a federal law prohibiting mergers that may substantially lessen competition or tend to create a monopoly.
By Shaanth Nanguneri
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is tracking outbreaks of the intestinal illness cyclosporiasis. (Photo courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Oregon health officials have recorded a handful of verified cases of a parasitic intestinal illness in the state over the past two months, as outbreaks involving the disease continue to grow in other parts of the country.
By Kelcie Moseley-Morris | Stateline
A coalition of 23 state governors and the governor of Guam, all Democrats, submitted a joint comment to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget on Monday objecting to a proposed rule that would drastically change the federal grantmaking process, saying it threatens programs related to maternal health and reproductive care.
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