By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The two legislators who represent Lincoln County in Salem are pleased with the results of the recently completed short, off-year session that concluded last week. They […]
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A first person report: What a day in the 2024 Oregon Legislature looks like for Rep. David Gomberg
Editor’s note Brad Fuqua, a longtime Benton County journalist and the editor and publisher of the online Philomath News, spent a day last week with Rep. David Gomberg […]
A bill allowing self-service gas anywhere in Oregon moves closer to passage in the Legislature after hearing this week
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — A bill that would allow Oregonians to pump their own gas anywhere in the state edged closer to passage this week with its […]
The big divide over guns and violence plays out in the Oregon Legislature on Wednesday
People with the gun violence prevention group Moms Demand Action listen to testimony about firearms legislation Wednesday in the Oregon House Judiciary Committee. (Ben Botkin/Oregon Capital Chronicle) By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon […]
Betsy Johnson will resign her northwest Oregon senate seat to focus on run for governor
Betsy Johnson, Oregon state senator and candidate for governor, listens to speakers at a Portland business summit on Dec. 6, 2021. (Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle) By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle […]
In one-day special session Monday, Oregon legislators extend eviction protection, approve $400 million for landlords, farmers
Rep. Julie Fahey, D-Eugene, encourages her colleagues to vote for a bill to extend Oregon’s safe harbor protections from eviction during a special legislative session on Dec. 13, 2021. (Julia […]