Diane Megaw

Two House Bills have been introduced in Oregon. The first would create a fund paid for by public utility companies to assist those who lose their homes to wildfires, and the second requires utility companies to apply for a wildfire safety…

House Bill 2677 was introduced on Tuesday, seeking to make qualifying juvenile record expungements easier. Oregon Bill Seeks To Help Remove Juvenile Criminal Records More Easily State Rep. Willy Chotzen, D-Portland, a public…

Following a lower court's decision recognizing Medicaid recipients' right to receive care from the qualified providers of their choice, a coalition of 12 attorneys general, including Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, filed an amicus…

Following the first measles deaths in the US in a decade, US Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley have called on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to take immediate action to curb the spread of measles. …

The Oregon State Senate passed SB511 yesterday to ban single-use checkout bags statewide. If the bill passes the House of Representatives, Oregonians will only be able to use recycled paper bags, and they will cost at least five cents per…

MEDFORD, Ore. — The City Council approved a resolution on March 5 to apply for a state grant of up to $1 million to supplement funds from the City's Park Improvement Fund to renovate Jackson Park in West Medford. Jackson Park…

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO)  arrested a 55-year-old Wolf Creek man, Ian Anthony Fleming, on charges of second-degree manslaughter after his 11-year-old daughter died when his pickup truck crashed on…

Yesterday, a coalition of 16 attorneys general, including Oregon Attorney General Rayfield, issued guidance to help K-12 schools, colleges, and universities understand the legality, viability, and importance of diversity, equity, inclusion,…

In a move to protect young Oregonians, the Oregon Senate passed Senate Bill 548, raising the minimum marriage age to 18. Oregon Senate Increases Marriage Age To 18 Sponsored by Rep. Kevin Mannix (OR-21), State Sen. David Brock…

Oregon lawmakers have again proposed vape restrictions and are deliberating a bill prohibiting the sale of flavored nicotine products. Oregon Vape And Flavored Nicotine Ban Proposed As an underage vaping pandemic sweeps across…