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Tomorrow’s Oregon Senate Vote Could Redefine Transportation Funding for the Next Decade
Oregon senators are expected to pass the Department of Transportation (ODOT) funding bill sometime tomorrow (Wednesday), following a thorny journey with hours of verbal jousting by Democrat and Republican lawmakers.
After failing to pass…
Oregon Could Become First State to Ban Secret Police Through Constitution
Bipartisan Oregon lawmakers, Rep. Tom Andersen (D-South Salem) and Rep. Cyrus Javadi (R-Tillamook), made public a proposed amendment on Friday that seeks to ban the so-called “secret police” through an amendment to the state's Constitution,…
Oregon Republicans Reject Kotek’s Gas Tax Hike and Push No-Tax Plan to Fix Failing Roads
Somewhat surprisingly, Oregon Republican lawmakers are not supporting funding proposals tabled by Governor Tina Kotek in her attempt to salvage the state’s cash-strapped Department of Transportation and ensure the continued maintenance of a…
Oregon Secretary of State Refuses to Give Trump Administration Sensitive Voter Details Amid DOJ…
Oregon’s Secretary of State (SoS) has refused to provide President Donald Trump’s administration lawyers with personal information about state voters.
Lawyers Told They Can Obtain a Copy of Public Records Available to Anyone for…
Governor Kotek Rejects Federal Threats to Dismantle Oregon’s Immigration Sanctuary Policies
Threats to eradicate Oregon’s immigration sanctuary policies by U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi have been dismissed by Governor Tina Kotek, who denies that public officials and law enforcement officers have violated federal immigration…
Oregon Senator Questions Trump’s Move to End Vote by Mail After Putin Meeting
Oregon Senator Ron Wyden is taken aback by President Donald Trump accepting advice from the Russian President on how to run U.S. elections.
Trump Plans to Stop Mail-In Voting
Wyden was reacting to a statement by President Trump…
Oregon Strengthens Water Safety With New Rules for Wells and Groundwater
The Oregon Environmental Council has praised lawmakers who passed legislation ensuring that residents have access to safe drinking water.
The legislation focuses on upgrading the management of water resources and addressing issues…
Oregon Governor Says Affordable Housing Shortage Is Driving the State’s Homelessness Crisis
Oregon’s shortage of affordable housing is the ‘stubborn engine of our homelessness crisis,’ Governor Tina Kotek said yesterday when she ceremoniously signed housing-related bills into law.
The ceremony took place at the Century Commons…
Governor Steps In to Halt ODOT Layoffs as Oregon Faces Infrastructure Crisis
More than 400 Oregon Department of Transportation workers, laid off after legislators failed to reach consensus on a funding package for ODOT, have been thrown a six-week lifeline by Governor Tina Kotek.
Lawmakers Must Reach…
Oregon’s Wyden Leads Charge to Ban Masks and Hidden Badges for ICE Officers
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., introduced a bill yesterday that, if passed, will force immigration enforcement officers to display clear identification during public enforcement actions.
Oregon Senator Introduces Bill For ICE…