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Portland Council Pushes Back on ICE With Eviction Threat and New Restrictions
A Portland City Councilwoman plans to tighten the noose around Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which faces possible eviction from its detention center…
Oregon Senate Votes Today on Funding Bill That Could Raise Gas Prices and Save ODOT Jobs
UPDATE: The Oregon Senate postponed a key vote on a $4.3 billion transportation bill—originally scheduled for September 17—until September 29 because a crucial…
Oregon Cracks Down on Medical Debt, Junk Fees, and Shady Car Sales
A set of bills aimed to protect Oregon consumers was signed by Governor Tina Kotek on Monday. The bills address three pressing issues: medical debt, online transactions…
Oregon Roads And Jobs At Risk As Transportation Funding Vote Faces Another Delay
Faced with the very real threat of failed support for the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) funding plan, Democrat lawmakers yesterday (Tuesday) delayed the…
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…
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…
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…
Oregon Secretary of State Refuses to Give Trump Administration Sensitive Voter Details Amid DOJ Pressure
Oregon’s Secretary of State (SoS) has refused to provide President Donald Trump’s administration lawyers with personal information about state voters.
