Government
Commerce secretary promises broadband funding by end of year
Service providers protest further federal delays The federal government intends to award funding to all rural broadband expansion…
Government
Oregon to receive $66 million from Sackler family in national opioid settlement
Oregon AG says settlement holds companies responsible for role in opioid crisis Oregon will receive $66 million…
News
Lawmakers scrap provisions easing transmission lines on Oregon farmland
At the Oregon Farm Bureau’s urging, lawmakers have removed provisions easing the construction of transmission lines on farmland…
Business
Bill to protect residential electricity customers from subsidizing data center demand moves forward
The POWER Act creates a separate rate class for data centers so their grid expansion and infrastructure needs…
Top-Home
Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around state government
Troy Britting is the new superintendent of MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn after filling the position on…
Local News
‘Get it done’: Advocates push Oregon lawmakers to fund services for victims of abuse
Legislation would maintain, supplement lost funding for domestic violence, sexual assault survivor programs Nonprofits that help survivors of…
Government
Progressive Democrats unveil plan for transportation funding driven by doubling of gas tax
The latest package from Oregon Democrats would raise revenue for electric vehicles, buses, mass transit and bridges through…
Business
Oregon workers could soon claim strike payments under bill passed by House
The legislation would be the most expansive set of unemployment strike benefits passed in the nation, covering public…
Government
Legislative lawyers clear state Sen. Lisa Reynolds over conflict of interest
Reynolds, a Portland Democrat, did not disclose that she had sought an opinion from legislative attorneys prior to…
Government
Republican tax bill could slash billions for Oregon Health Plan, state officials say
The federal tax bill would penalize Oregon for offering Medicaid coverage regardless of citizenship status, and for abortion…