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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…
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.
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.
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…
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…
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…
Sanctuary Cities Like Portland Targeted as ICE Plans Sweeping Deportation Surge
Making the country ‘safe’ could come at a terrible price for sanctuary states such as Oregon. This is the grim picture painted by President Donald Trump’s border czar…
Blocked by Republicans, Oregon Bill to Limit National Guard Use May Live On by Executive Order
The chief sponsor of a bill that Republican lawmakers squashed at the end of the legislative session last Friday could still emerge the victor if the Governor heeds his…
