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 A state Senate bill is expected to expand child care options in Oregon. (Getty Images) By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The Oregon Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would require landlords to allow child care services to operate in rental homes when tenants meet certain requirements. The upper chamber passed Senate Bill 599 with a 27-3 vote that drew

By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle The chairman of Oregon’s state liquor board has known for months that top managers at the agency abused their power to obtain special access to rare liquor, he revealed during a fiery speech at a meeting Wednesday. The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, which distributes all liquor sold in the state, has been rocked by

By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon legislators are working on plans to provide more time before evictions, more money for factory-built homes and new revolving loans to encourage building houses for middle-income families. Lawmakers including state Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Portland, who chairs the House Committee on Housing and Homelessness, are aiming to pass a set of new housing

 Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is launching a criminal investigation into state alcohol regulators’ alleged ethics law violations. By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The executive director of Oregon’s liquor control agency will step down Wednesday as the state attorney general begins a criminal investigation into corruption. Steve Marks, who has led the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Control