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The U.S. Census dropped updated population data Thursday, showing that the country’s metropolitan areas are growing faster than previous years. The data delivered new information – both high and low – about Oregon cities.

Senate Bill 555 could ensure that data lawmakers use when crafting bills is kept under wraps.

Thousands of school employees — in districts including Portland, Beaverton, Hillsboro and Salem-Keizer — are likely affected by the breach involving Tigard-based Carruth Compliance Consulting.

The state had seen steady population growth for decades, but the pace has slowed significantly in recent years.

The move helps Amazon work around Oregon’s long standing ban on new nuclear reactors and feed its energy-intensive data business. But it could also reignite debates over nuclear energy’s role in decarbonizing the energy grid.

The fast-growing energy needs of data centers, and increasing extreme weather, is posing a huge challenge for the western power grid, according to a newly released study by a nonprofit that monitors the grid.

An "unauthorized actor" obtained access to the zoo's ticketing service for six months, the zoo's spokesperson said. Law enforcement officials across the country have been notified.

There is no federal regulation protection for consumers from information brokers. But in Oregon, a new law requires that data brokers register with the Department of Consumer and Business Services, starting in 2024.

The Beaverton School District says student accounts involving email, grading and assignment systems and Google docs may have been affected.

Scammers are using stolen identities to create fake claims for Oregon’s new Paid Leave program. That’s raising concerns about the safety of personal data.