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By BRYCE DOLE/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — A bill that would require big tech companies to compensate Oregon newsrooms for sharing the local journalism on their platforms appears to have died. In a 15-14 vote, Senate Bill 686 failed to pass the floor of the Oregon Senate on Tuesday. Eleven Republicans and four Democrats voted no, but Senate Majority Leader

By JAKE THOMAS/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon lawmakers’ latest attempt to prop up the state’s struggling retail pharmacies by regulating middlemen companies has died amid uncertainty over the legislation’s complexity and pushback from insurance companies. House Bill 3212’s failure follows more than a decade of legislative attempts to bring additional oversight and transparency to pharmacy benefit managers — previously overlooked intermediary

By NIGEL JAQUISS/Oregon Journalism Project As the 2025 Oregon legislative session lurches toward its conclusion, a bipartisan bill aimed at speeding wildfire damage payouts remains stalled in committee. The looming expiration of a federal tax break for fire victims adds urgency to Senate Bill 926. That tax break — available to people who get financial compensation for losses in fires

By LAUREN DAKE/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — Oregon legslators approved a measure Friday to clarify when the Oregon National Guard can be deployed for federal service. The bill, which passed 32-16, comes as the Trump administration’s decision to deploy the National Guard to Los Angeles is playing out in the courts. Democratic Rep. Paul Evans, D-Monmouth, who noted he was a