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Lawmakers clear civics requirement for high school grads
Gov. Kate Brown is the final stop for a bill that requires one semester of civics education for ... Read more
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Summer break in sight for Legislature and Congress
Oregon lawmakers furiously voted their way through a tsunami of legislation on Friday, knowing the calendar and clock ... Read more
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Legislation bars ‘gay panic’ defense in Oregon murder cases
A suspect could not assert so-called “gay panic” as a legal defense against second-degree murder in Oregon under ... Read more
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Legislature OKs bill extending grace period for past-due rent
Gov. Kate Brown’s signature awaits a bill that gives tenants more time to pay past-due rent stemming from ... Read more
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Pendleton housing plan sent to Senate for final vote
Pendleton would join Bend and Redmond in an affordable housing pilot program under a bill now one step ... Read more
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Owners get more time to rebuild after 2020 Labor Day wildfires
Owners would get more time to rebuild homes and businesses destroyed in the 2020 Labor Day wildfires, without ... Read more
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Oregon bill speeds siting of emergency shelters, temporary housing
Cities and counties are empowered to waive some requirements to allow the siting of emergency shelters and temporary ... Read more
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Oregon House passes bills to change policing
Five bills aimed at changing policing practices, plus four related measures, have cleared the Oregon House by near-unanimous ... Read more
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‘Ezra’s Law’ stalls amid partisan bickering in House
A bill named after a Madras boy who was severely beaten by his mother’s boyfriend in 2017 will ... Read more
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Formal request for $13.8 million OSU-Cascades building will be made Friday
A formal request for $13.8 million in state bonds to fund the Student Success Center at OSU-Cascades will ... Read more