By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — Oregon lawmakers appear to have abandoned a policy to ban cellphone use in Oregon schools, after the proposal couldn’t clear a key Senate […]
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Uncertainty from President Donald Trump’s tariffs have thrown a wrench in Oregon’s tax revenues previously expected to grow by hundreds of millions of […]
House Minority Leader Christine Drazan, R-Canby, and other GOP lawmakers address reporters in front of Oregon Department of Transportation headquarters Wednesday. By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — Republican […]
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon legislators are considering a proposal to increase by 1 percent a state tax on hotel, camping and Airbnb stays that would raise […]
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Following a rough few months of leadership and financial turmoil at the Oregon Department of Forestry — including the abrupt resignation of its […]
By BRYCE DOLE/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — Oregon is facing potential funding cuts amid the Trump administration’s efforts to dramatically downsize federal spending. More than 31% of the state’s budget comes from […]
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — Last summer, state officials revealed that more than 1,500 potential noncitizens had been mistakenly registered to vote in Oregon. Now a group of Republican lawmakers […]
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting Dana Merryday began hearing the grumbling when he moved to Cottage Grove more than a decade ago. Roads in the Lane County town of around […]
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — An Oregon lawmaker’s pricier-than-expected trip to a minor league baseball game could lead to a state law blocking surprise fees and forcing vendors […]
By MIKE McINALLY/YachatsNews If the biggest issues facing the 2025 Legislature – transportation, housing, behavioral health, education funding, wildfires – seem familiar to you, Sen. Dick Anderson and Rep. […]
