By JONATHAN LEVINSON/Oregon Public Broadcasting The Oregon Supreme Court has denied a petition to overturn a lower court ruling blocking the state’s new gun laws from taking effect. Ballot Measure […]
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — Addiction service providers who’ve seen their funding swell under the state’s pioneering drug decriminalization law are rushing this year to fend off a […]
By LAUREN DRAKE/Oregon Public Broadcasting Top executives and managers at the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission employees have diverted specialty bourbons away from public consumption for their own personal use […]
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon moved a small step closer Tuesday to giving homeowners tax breaks for renting out rooms in their houses. House Bill 3032 would allow […]
Freshmen head to classes at McKay High School in April 2021. By NATALIE PATE/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Over the next two years, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek wants to invest […]
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — Oregon’s arts and cultural organizations and performance venues seek another round of $50 million to help them recover financially while they rebuild attendance and […]
One of the proposed “Greater Idaho” maps, which calls for several Eastern Oregon counties to secede and join Idaho. By CLARK CORBIN/Idaho Capital Sun BOISE — Two Idaho legislators are […]
By JOSEPH GALLIVAN/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — Nine members of the Oregon Legislature – including two members from Lincoln County — have formed the state’s first Arts and Culture Caucus […]
By NIGEL JAQUISS/Willamette Week BILL OF THE WEEK: Legislative Concept 3697 SPONSOR: Sen. Tim Knopp (R-Bend) WHAT IT WOULD DO: Require state employees who live full time in other states to […]
Oregon lawmakers are considering a proposal to expand child care options in the state. A young boy plays with wooden blocks in a preschool classroom. (Getty Images) By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon […]
