By CLAIRE WITHYCOMBE/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — A day after their counterparts in the Senate vacated the Capitol, Republican representatives brought the House to a halt Tuesday, skipping a daily […]
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Oregon Republican senators walk out of Legislature on Monday in cap-and-trade dispute
By the Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — The Oregon Senate came to an abrupt stop Monday when 11 of its 12 Republicans disappeared. For the second time in less […]
Oregon ‘Cap and Trade’ Legislation: Here’s an explanation of basic questions
By CLAIRE WITHYCOMBE and JAKE THOMAS/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — The arguments and critiques are flying across the state about Senate Bill 1530, Oregon’s plan to set limits on […]
Key to forestry-environment settlement is an agreement on timber aerial spraying
By SAM STITES/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — The fate of the landmark deal signed between a coalition of timber companies and environmental groups depends on lawmakers acting on legislation […]
Republicans in Oregon House walk out Tuesday night in protest of procedures, bills
By OREGON CAPITAL BUREAU SALEM — Republican legislators put the brakes on the Oregon Legislature, disrupting a Tuesday evening session of the House by leaving in protest because they said […]
“Historic” forest agreement may add pressure on GOP senators to stay in session, not walk out
By SAM STITES/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM – The deal between the timber industry and environmentalists is intended to end the war in the woods that has beset Oregon forestry […]
Oregon legislators push ahead with climate bill without knowing its economic impact
By DICK HUGHES/For YachatsNews.com Oregon lawmakers are acting on a climate bill without knowing its economic impact. The Legislature’s 12 Republican senators recently asked for an economic analysis of […]
Oregon lawmakers make adjustments to greenhouse gas bill to ease impact on rural areas
By CLAIRE WITHYCOMBE/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — Lawmakers revealed changes Wednesday to the plan to cut back on the state’s greenhouse gas emissions that would ease the impact on rural […]
Legislation to put more Oregon State Police on the road getting support — for now
By JAKE THOMAS/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — Parts of the state with sparse police presence could see more state troopers on the highway under a bill advancing through the Oregon […]
More than 1,000 rally Tuesday at Oregon Capitol in support of climate change legislation
By SAM STITES and CLAIRE WITHYCOMBE/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — Activists seeking to clean Oregon’s environment by reducing greenhouse gas emissions turned out by the hundreds Tuesday, pushing legislators […]