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Government

Director of Oregon Human Services Department to retire this fall

Gov. Tina Kotek plans to appoint Deputy Director Liesl Wendt to succeed Fariborz Pakseresht The longtime director of ... Read more

Local News

Gov. Kotek calls transportation funding special session just before Labor Day

Gov. Tina Kotek will order lawmakers back to the Capitol for a special session at the end of ... Read more

Business

Oregon’s Bynum, Merkley and Florida Republicans target microplastics with new bill

U.S. Rep. Janelle Bynum views the bipartisan, bicameral and bicoastal Microplastics Safety Act as a way to marry ... Read more

Business

Oregon House introduces scaled-down transportation bill with days left in session

The latest proposal is unpopular with Republicans and some rank-and-file Democrats who said they’ve not had enough time ... Read more

Business

Oregon lawmakers tuck $1 billion into late-session ‘Christmas tree’ spending bill

House Bill 5006 includes money for natural disasters, raises, museums and more Oregon lawmakers on Tuesday approved $1 ... Read more

Local News

Oregon House votes to protect Oregon National Guard from being deployed by Trump, future presidents

The vote comes amid legal arguments over Trump’s authority to federalize the California National Guard   House Democrats ... Read more

Local News

‘Grieving for our democracy’: Oregon officials condemn attacks on Minnesota lawmakers

Oregon elected officials responded with shock and sadness Saturday to news that one Minnesota lawmaker was killed and ... Read more

Government

Oregon lawmakers look to reshape cap-and-trade program to pay for transportation needs

This is a developing story and will be updated. As Oregon lawmakers scrounge for ways to pay for ... Read more

News

Oregon Caves chateau named one of nation’s most endangered historic places

This is a developing story and will be updated The Depression-era chateau at the Oregon Caves National Monument ... Read more

Local News

Thousands of Oregon, Washington children at risk if Head Start ends, lawsuit alleges

‘A couple of billionaires with no idea about what they are doing came along and decided to take ... Read more

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