Government
In suit against Trump administration tariffs, states argue president exceeded powers
Lawyers for Oregon and 11 states attorneys general argued no relationship exists between “extraordinary” threats Trump wants to ... Read more
Author: Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital Chronicle - Page 4 | Oregon Capital Insider
Government
Oregon’s Congressional Democrats propose leveraging federal Job Corps to train more firefighters
To combat chronic and growing shortages of wildland firefighters, Oregon’s Congressional Democrats propose leveraging an existing federal jobs ... Read more
Government
Federal chaos leaves Oregon’s economic outlook sluggish, uncertain, short hundreds of millions
Oregon lawmakers will have nearly $756 million less than they anticipated to spend in next two years, according ... Read more
Business
Environmentalists argue PacifiCorp’s wildfire liability burden is fueled by coal-protecting bills
When Berkshire Hathaway bought PacifiCorp — Rocky Mountain Power’s parent company — in 2005, stakeholders didn’t consider the ... Read more
Business
Oregon joins suit against federal transportation agencies for withholding EV charger funding
Oregon’s attorney general is joining a lawsuit against the heads of the U.S. Department of Transportation and the ... Read more
Government
Bills to regulate private utilities, curb gas and electric costs for Oregonians at a standstill
Oregon lawmakers are considering at least six bills that would limit private electric and gas rate hikes ... Read more
Government
Democratic attorneys general, including Oregon’s Dan Rayfield, sue RFK Jr., Trump administration to keep public health programs
Twenty attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday in U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island in ... Read more
Business
State to offer rebates on electric vehicle purchases again
Oregonians hoping to buy an electric vehicle this spring could get thousands of dollars from the state to ... Read more
Education
Oregon responds to U.S. Dept. of Education demands for evidence of student privacy law compliance
The Dear Colleague Letter demanding privacy law compliance was one of several recent attempts the education agency has ... Read more
Business
Oregon bill would implement protections for Uber, Lyft drivers
Senate Bill 1166 would implement fair pay, deactivation protections for transportation network drivers Read more