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Trump administration pulls US out of agreement to help restore salmon in the Columbia River • June 12, 2025, 9:33 PM ET (AP)
Stabbing attack at Oregon homeless shelter injures a dozen people • June 2, 2025, 10:24 PM ET (AP)
Correction: Trump-Tariffs-Lawsuits story • May 29, 2025, 11:10 AM ET (AP)
The Digital Equity Act tried to close the digital divide. Trump calls it racist and acts to end it • May 25, 2025, 2:16 PM ET (AP)
An Oregon man who quit his job to set sail with his cat arrives to cheering fans in Hawaii • May 24, 2025, 10:28 PM ET (AP)

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Also Known As Beaver State
Capital Salem
Population1 (2020) 4,237,256; (2024 est.) 4,272,371
Governor Tina Kotek (Democrat)
Date Of Admission Feb. 14, 1859
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (Democrat) • Jeff Merkley (Democrat)
State Nickname Beaver State
State Motto “She Flies with Her Own Wings”
State Bird western meadowlark
State Flower Oregon grape
State Song “Oregon, My Oregon”
Seats In U.S. House Of Representatives 6 (of 435)
Time Zone Pacific (GMT − 8 hours) • Mountain (GMT − 7 hours)
Total Area (Sq Km) 254,800
Total Area (Sq Mi) 98,379
1Excluding military abroad.

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