Eligible residents to receive money through the ‘Checks Without Claims’ initiative in October By Oregon State Treasurer,   Oregon State Treasurer Elizabeth Steiner announced today Treasury will return approximately $7 million in unclaimed property this month to about 13,000 people as part of the agency’s 2026 “Checks Without Claims” initiative. […]

Sen. Dick Anderson Statement on Pacific Seafoods Fire in Newport By Oregon State Senator Dick Anderson,   SALEM, Ore. – Sen. Dick Anderson (R-Lincoln City) issued the following statement on the fire at the Pacific Seafoods facility on Newport’s Historic Bayfront:   “My thoughts are with the people of Newport […]

Reflections from the Religious Liberty Chairman By Portland Archdiocese, Every month, Archbishop Alexander K. Sample, chairman of the Committee for Religious Liberty, reflects on a pertinent topic related to religious freedom in the United States. Sign up for the First Freedom News newsletter to receive monthly reflections from Archbishop Sample. […]