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Oregon Lawmakers Fail to Pass Transport Bill Causing 600 ODOT Layoffs and Road Closure Fears
Six hundred employees of the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) stand to lose their jobs because lawmakers failed to pass legislation that would allocate…
Oregon Politicians Accused of Dodging Donation Caps as Campaign Finance Law Gets Delayed
Oregon lawmakers have failed to expedite the introduction of new legislation passed last year that limits campaign contributions to politicians and other public…
Oregon Moves to Make Birth Doulas and Postpartum Care a Right for All Mothers
Oregon senators passed Senate Bill 692- which would require private health insurers to cover expanded health services for mothers and babies on the Oregon Health Plan on…
Oregon Moves to Ban Power Companies From Raising Rates During Peak Winter Months
A new energy bill that bans utility companies from introducing increases during peak winter months has been given the nod by Oregon lawmakers and now heads to the…
Oregon Senate Votes to Stop Insurance Companies From Making Non-Opioid Pain Relief Harder to Get Than Opioids
The majority of Oregon Senators came out in favor on Monday of new legislation that will prohibit insurers from classifying non-opioid pain medication differently from…
Oregon Plans to Fund Wildfire Fight With Fresh Taxes on Tobacco, Timber, and Property Owners
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has thrown her support behind proposed legislation that would impose a range of taxes on products to raise money to combat wildfires.
Oregon Leaders Warn Trump’s Iran Strike Could Drag America Into Another Forever War
As nervous Americans watch the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s airstrikes on Iran unfold, Oregon lawmakers reacted swiftly and angrily, calling his action…
Oregon Moves to Block Trump From Deploying State National Guard Without Permission
In the wake of President Donald Trump’s actions in Los Angeles, where he deployed the National Guard to contain protesters, lawmakers from the Oregon House of…
