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Climate disasters are on the rise. These states want to make oil companies pay.
For many California residents, the Los Angeles wildfires earlier this year were the latest and most searing example…
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State updates hazardous substances list to include harmful forever chemicals
Oregon’s list of regulated hazardous substances is getting its first update in nearly two decades with the addition…
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Oregon AG Rayfield will host town halls about federal oversight in Eugene, Portland, Bend
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield plans to travel the state throughout the spring and summer hosting town halls…
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Thousands of Oregonians slam Republican senator’s attempt to end mail ballots
Thousands of Oregonians submitted letters opposing a Republican senator’s long-shot attempt to ask voters whether to repeal the…
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Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around state government
Two state prisons have new superintendents. • Joe Woodland heads Snake River Correctional Institution in Ontario, where he…
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Oregon moves to ditch Daylight Saving Time, again
A new bill that could end the twice-yearly clock changes has passed the Oregon Senate. Senators approved Senate…
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U.S. Department of Education reinstates income-driven student loan repayment plans
One month after officials at the U.S. Department of Education abruptly stopped accepting new applications for income-driven student…
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Senate votes to outlaw discrimination against tenants based on immigration status
Calling it a “moral imperative,” the Oregon Senate voted Monday to ban landlords from asking about or disclosing…
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Gov. Kotek seeks answers from state utility commission amid public outcry over rising utility rates
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek’s office has heard from thousands of Oregonians concerned with utility rate increases that have…
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Judge blocks Gov. Kotek’s union labor mandate for state construction
A Marion County judge has issued a temporary injunction blocking Gov. Tina Kotek’s executive order requiring union labor…