Government

Oregon bill would reduce administrative burden for patients seeking physician-assisted suicide

Senate Bill 1003 proposes to amend Oregon ‘Death by Dignity Act’ Terminally ill people who want their doctors’…

Business

‘No consistency in our statutes’: Lawmakers hamstrung in overseeing Travel Oregon’s spending

Gov. Tina Kotek avoids saying the agency needs more state oversight

Education

ACLU, Decoding Dyslexia join calls for Oregon literacy grants to target highest needs schools

Literacy and civil rights advocates are calling on legislators to send more money to 42 chronically struggling schools…

Wildfires

Fire season begins in Jackson and Josephine counties; greenway restrictions arrive

Fire season returned to Jackson and Josephine counties Sunday morning.

Climate

Merkley warns of ‘tumultuous’ fire season amid federal cuts to wildfire support

Officials across Oregon say they will have enough firefighters on hand to battle expected wildfires this summer, but…

Business

Oregon sees a rise in eviction filings, but rent assistance programs are working

Eviction prevention programs less expensive than re-housing efforts, experts say Oregon saw a record number of eviction filings…

Government

Republicans intensify opposition to capping bills per session in Oregon

The legislation faced a mixed reception at its first committee hearing Thursday. Despite bipartisan support for an Oregon…

Government

Oregon Republicans say Dems delaying vote on wildfire map repeal to get votes for wildfire funding

Republicans say Democrats are using the bill as a bargaining chip to get Republicans to vote on redirecting…

Government

UPDATED: Federal judges side with Oregon in striking down tariffs imposed by President Trump

Editor's note: A federal appeals court on Thursday granted the Trump administration’s request to temporarily pause a lower-court…

Crime & Justice

Southern Oregon Coast wildlife park owner arrested on drug charges; guns, $1.6M seized

Nearly two weeks after police raided West Coast Game Park Safari, the Southern Oregon zoo’s owner was arrested…

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