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Oregon union asking lawmakers to pass worker safety bills
Oregon union leaders and workers said the state needs to put more safeguards in place to protect employees…
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Oregon election officials ask justice department to investigate three noncitizen voters
Three people who were mistakenly registered to vote at Oregon’s Motor Vehicle Services Division could face a criminal…
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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…
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Capital Chatter: Oregon is 166 years old, and we’re still figuring out our way
Despite the cold outside, action inside the Oregon Capital was warming up. Almost four weeks into the 2025…
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Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around state government
Matt West is the new administrator of the Workers’ Compensation Division after serving as interim administrator since January…
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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…
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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…
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Oregon legislator seeks stricter lobbying limits for former lawmakers representing state agencies
An Oregon Republican is pushing to tighten the state’s anti-revolving-door law, saying the law unfairly discriminates between former…
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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…
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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.…