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Oregon Senate votes to ban toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in firefighting foam
Efforts to get harmful “forever chemicals” out of firefighting foam used in Oregon are closer to being realized. ... Read more
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Spending on special education in Oregon needs a revamped formula, researchers find
Lawmakers got a three-hour crash course this week on fixes that are needed to Oregon’s education funding formula ... Read more
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Bill on wildfire prevention work could give utilities immunity from lawsuits
A bill that would establish minimum wildfire prevention standards for electric utilities in exchange for an annual certificate ... Read more
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Review of payrolls shows higher hourly pay but lower overall earnings under farmworker overtime law
Some Oregon farmworkers are earning higher hourly wages but taking home less money annually than they did before ... Read more
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Bipartisan congressional group hopes to restore bill providing millions in rural school funding
A bipartisan group of lawmakers from the West are joining forces to persuade Congress to reauthorize a 24-year-old ... Read more
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Washington looks to raise $1.6 billion from tolls for new I-5 bridge
Washington state lawmakers hope to raise $1.6 billion from tolls to help pay for construction of a replacement ... Read more
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Oregon spent millions to grow manufacturing, tech workforces. Educators say it’s their turn.
Over the past few years, the Oregon Legislature has responded to industry-wide labor shortages in manufacturing, tech and ... Read more
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NW Natural pushes back on bill that would require notifying customers about use of hydrogen
Last summer, a Democratic state senator heard from hundreds of constituents in southeast Portland who were concerned about ... Read more
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Oregon senator proposes changing state wildfire map to curb anger, rumors
Nearly four years ago, in the aftermath of the state’s most destructive wildfires in history, the Oregon Legislature ... Read more
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Oregon Rep. Bonamici among electeds inexplicably locked out of U.S. Education Department
Armed officers blocked Oregon U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici and other Democratic members of Congress from entering the U.S. ... Read more