Opinion
Capital Chatter: Special session? We have questions.
Gov. Tina Kotek this week announced a special session on Aug. 29 for the Legislature to increase transportation ...
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Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around state government
Fariborz Pakseresht will retire Oct. 1 after eight years leading the Oregon Department of Human Services. Gov. Tina ...
Opinion
Capital Chatter: Relationships key to securing funds in Salem
A city’s plea was heard. The 20,000-word House Bill 5006, which passed on the 2025 Oregon Legislature’s final ...
News
Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around Oregon state government
Attorney General Dan Rayfield added a top executive at the Oregon Department of Justice and belatedly announced three ...
Business
Oregon AG sues Morrow County officials, Rep. Smith for $6.9M
The Oregon attorney generals is suing Morrow County officials and state Rep. Greg Smith for $6.9 million.
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Education
Oregon’s governor made a deal with Nvidia to get AI education in Oregon schools. What does it mean?
Oregon is one of several states making deals with the trillion-dollar chip maker to get artificial intelligence lessons ...
Business
Oregon State Rep. Mannix files ballot measures to limit pretrial release, end estate tax
The Salem Republican argues that Oregon voters are tired of inaction on criminal defendants being released before trial ...
Business
Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries warns employers that threats to call ICE are illegal
Bureau said it would take ‘aggressive action’ to enforce law Threatening to call federal immigration authorities on employees ...
Education
‘These are big bills’: Oregon’s student loan watchdog logs record high complaints
Oregon’s student loan ombudsman talks recent changes to federal policy Oregonians are filing a record number of grievances ...
Business
Oregon Health Authority offering equity grant for community-led organizations
The Oregon Health Authority is accepting grant applications from organizations focused on improving the health of Oregonians who ...
Business
Oregon airports to receive $5 million worth in federal grants for upgrades
Six Oregon airports will receive $5.15 million in funding from the Federal Aviation Administration, members of Oregon’s congressional delegation ...
Climate
State lawmakers bailed on a constitutional climate amendment. Advocates will take it to voters
Environmentalists recently filed a petition to get Oregon voters to guarantee a healthy climate in the state constitution ...
News
Oregon leaders decry, challenge new Head Start immigration restrictions
A coalition of Head Start providers updated an April lawsuit to include the new restrictions Oregon’s Head Start ...
Government
Oregon AG Rayfield not involved in hiring firms who donated to his campaign, Justice Department says
The explanation comes after the crypto giant Coinbase filed a public records lawsuit against Gov. Tina Kotek seeking ...
Business
Oregon’s Bynum, Merkley and Florida Republicans target microplastics with new bill
U.S. Rep. Janelle Bynum views the bipartisan, bicameral and bicoastal Microplastics Safety Act as a way to marry ...
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Business
Oregon approves ambitious framework for ’microgrids’
Oregon lawmakers have passed a pair of bills to enable “microgrids” within the larger power system. Microgrids are ...
Business
Former information officer implicated in latest ethics ruling for Oregon bourbon scandal
The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission’s former Chief Information Officer, Boba Subasic, “used his position and his access ...
Government
Oregon governor declares state of emergency over wildfire threat
The state is in critical fire danger because of “extreme high temperatures” that forecasters say will last for ...
Business
Oregon’s highway cleanup crew loses their jobs after transportation package fails
From 40 to three-man crew, company talks transportation package failure impact Nearly all of the men responsible ...
Business
After suing, Oregon gets carveout from Trump administration plan to return gun conversion devices
The Trump administration has agreed to not distribute devices that turn semi-automatic rifles into machine guns in Washington, ...
News
Judge: Asylum seeker taken by ICE outside Portland court to be immediately released
The Mexican asylum seeker will be released following 40 days in solitary confinement at an ICE detention center ...
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Oregon to receive $10 million in new nationwide opioid settlement
Oregon will receive $10.1 million for drug prevention and treatment services as part of a nationwide settlement with ...
Government
Department of State Lands gets new leader in scientist and lawyer Kaitlin Lovell
A lawyer, scientist and former manager at the Portland Bureau of Environmental Services will become the new director ...
Government
Oregon prisons face lawsuit over denial of Muslim inmates’ Halal meals, holiday visits
Three incarcerated Muslim men in late June sued the Oregon Department of Corrections in federal court on the ...
Environment
Oregon governor declares first drought emergencies of the year
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has declared the first drought emergencies of the year for two counties on opposite ...