SALEM — Are grocery store self-checkout lanes an annoyance? A convenience? Do they reduce the number of grocery store jobs? A federation of Oregon unions wants voters to issue a […]
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Oregonians line up to tell lawmakers what they really think of cap-and-trade legislation
By CLAIRE WITHYCOMBE/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — A hay farmer, a high school student and a physicist each strode up to a modest hearing room table Tuesday evening to […]
Oregon and U.S. officials offer reassurance on election security
By SAM STITES/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — The state’s top elections official wants voters to know Oregon is doing everything possible to ensure the security of the state’s elections by […]
Oregon Legislature starts quietly Monday, but tensions simmer just below surface
By SAM STITES, JAKE THOMAS and CLAIRE WITHYCOMBE/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — A contentious proposal to reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions dominated political chatter in the weeks before […]
Some big businesses throwing support to Oregon cap-and-trade legislation
A June 2019 Capital rally by members of Timber Unity helped cement the end of a cap-and-trade bill opposed by rural constituents. CLAIRE WITHYCOME/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — Oregon Democrats’ […]
Oregon lawmakers hope to improve rural dental care with new legislation
By SAM STITES/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon is facing a dental health epidemic, and a lack of access to care is at the root of the problem for many children, rural […]