By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau One down and one to go. The Oregon Legislature wrapped-up its “2020 First Special Session” and headed out of Salem on Friday, leaving at […]
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon legislators reached a swift consensus Friday on half a dozen bills that one of their chief advocates says will move toward improving police practices […]
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau The Oregon Legislature convened a special session on Wednesday amid a worldwide pandemic that has killed over 475,000 people — nearly a quarter of […]
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — Two days of proposed legislation and public testimony have led up to a special session of the Oregon Legislature, which is set to […]
By DICK HUGHES/Oregon Capital Burueau Oregon’s 90 legislators are about to learn what it’s like to operate within the restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. It won’t be easy, as […]
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Coronavirus pandemic, record unemployment, shuttered businesses, massive street demonstrations, armed militias on the streets — with the wildfire season still just starting. It’s still […]
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau About 70,000 Oregonians newly eligible for unemployment benefits — the self-employed, independent contractors, gig and temporary workers — await state processing of their claims. Having […]
By NICOLE BALES/The Daily Astorian ASTORIA — Responding to concerns from Clatsop County, the Oregon Health Authority said the state will not recommend mandatory coronavirus testing for essential workers at […]
SABRINA THOMPSON/La Grande Observer LA GRANDE — Union County commissioners voted Wednesday morning to recommend rolling back to Phase 1 guidelines. The move comes as the county is the state’s […]
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Whether lawmakers went too far last year in changing the public-pension system to reduce its future obligations is now in the hands of the Oregon […]
