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Oregon lawmaker targets surprise fees
An Oregon lawmaker’s pricier-than-expected trip to a minor league baseball game could lead to a state law blocking…
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Judge grants WA’s request to temporarily block Trump’s birthright citizenship order
A federal judge in Seattle on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright…
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Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around state government
Jill Bakken started work this week as communications director for House Speaker Julie Fahey, D-Eugene. She previously handled…
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Act would pause new PERS investments in private fossil fuel funds for five years
Two Democratic state senators and the advocacy group Divest Oregon are backing a bill to curb fossil fuel…
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Oregon hospitals seeks more funding to close reimbursement gap
Oregon hospitals are operating at a loss or often with thin profit margins, with patients boarding in emergency…
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Oregon joins lawsuit over Trump attempt to end birthright citizenship
Oregon joined Washington, Arizona and Illinois on Tuesday in suing President Donald Trump and several cabinet officials over…
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Oregon Legislature gets to work on budget, transportation and other issues
Oregon’s 90 lawmakers are beginning their work in earnest on Tuesday, with about five months to pass a…
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Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around state government
Robb Cowie, the longtime communications director at the Oregon Health Authority, is now communications director for State Treasurer…
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New report scrutinizes lobbyists working for NW Natural gas and for public health, climate groups
Two Portland-based lobbying firms advocating on behalf of the state’s largest gas utility are also lobbying on behalf…
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U.S. Sens. Wyden and Merkley and others back youth climate lawsuit
More than 40 members of Congress, including Oregon Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, have asked the U.S.…