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Some Oregon House Republicans boycott floor session after committee transportation debate

Transportation bill sponsor resigns from committee after complaint filed against him With less than one week left in…

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Oregon House passes bill to tax oral nicotine products, direct funds to wildfire mitigation

The Oregon House in a 37-8 vote on Monday passed a bill to create a new tax on…

Government

No relief coming for Oregon’s struggling pharmacies as bill fails

Lawmakers couldn’t find a compromise on a bill to regulate pharmacy benefit managers   Oregon lawmakers’ latest attempt…

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Oblivious to the word ‘can’t,’ former Wimer family plans to set world sailing records

Boy with Down syndrome is venturing to the seas to accomplish something few without disabilities would ever consider

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UPDATE: Deschutes Sheriff van der Kamp submits resignation as recall attempt launches

Minutes after a press release went out announcing an official recall effort against Deschutes County Sheriff Kent van…

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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…

Crime & Justice

Jail log: Monday, June 23

Arrests Drugs, attempting to elude police on foot — Katie Christine Barajas, 35, no known address. Medford police…

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U.S. Senate passes bill to reauthorize funding for rural Oregon, Idaho schools

The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the bill to reauthorize a program that has provided billions to schools, roads and other…

State

Divided Oregon panel sends massive transportation funding bill to House floor

House Bill 2025’s prospects are unclear, as Republicans and some crucial Democrats are opposed to it.   Oregon’s…

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