August 3, 2025

Oregon

Crypto

Venture capitalists are funding a new wave of crypto mania on college campuses

As crypto’s reputation undergoes a cautious rehabilitation in the court of public opinion, venture capital firms are funding a new wave of blockchain activity on college campuses. A group of specialist digital-asset investors — including Collab+Currency, Consensys Mesh, Artemis and Hydra Ventures — has pooled together roughly 600 Ether, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency and widely

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Investment

Affordable housing investment hits $220M in Oregon college town, but homelessness is on the rise

In less than half a decade, Corvallis has attracted more than $200 million in affordable housing projects — but despite the stunning surge in investment, homelessness is still on the rise. The projected value of all pending and completed affordable housing developments is $219 million, roughly double estimates from a year ago, according to a

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Banking

Republicans forced to axe some environmental, banking provisions in Trump’s bill | National

(The Center Square) – Senate Republicans are itching to finalize and pass their version of the House-passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act, but a new ruling from the Senate parliamentarian requires them to nix some wish list items. Because Republicans are using the budget reconciliation process to fast-track the multitrillion-dollar policy bill, their proposals need

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Finance

Senate Finance advances Oz nomination to lead CMS

The Senate Finance Committee Tuesday advanced President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services by a vote of 14-13, splitting along party lines. Mehmet Oz,  known best for his time as a television personality and host of the daytime talk show “The Dr. Oz Show,” was a practicing heart surgeon

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