Climate
U.S. Senate vote to nix California tailpipe emissions standard blocks 17 other states, including Oregon
The U.S. Senate voted early Thursday to prevent California from enforcing regulations on tailpipe emission from new cars ...
Government
Rideshare drivers win more benefits, protections despite industry pushback
Murphy Smith says he was unemployed for four years because of medical issues before becoming a rideshare driver ...
Elections
Morrow County $204.4M school bond passing by razor-thin margin
MORROW COUNTY — Morrow County voters in the Tuesday, May 20, special election approved a $204.4 million bond ...
Government
Oregon bill, headed to governor, sets homeownership goals by 2030
Oregon lawmakers say bill would help guide housing policy Saying homeownership is crucial to building wealth and ...
Local News
Willamette Falls Locks Authority vying for funds amid shrinking state budget
As the Oregon Legislature discusses how to tighten the state’s belt before adopting a new two-year budget, the ...
Local News
Fears over Columbia Basin dams, hydroelectricity grow as agencies lose hundreds of employees
Hundreds of federal employees managing the nation’s main hydropower corridor have retired, resigned or been released due to ...
Local News
Willamette Falls Trust, tribal members ask for state funding to acquire land on West Linn side of the falls
As the United States District Court for the District of Oregon weighs whether to allow Portland General Electric ...
Business
Craig Prins, appointed after bourbon scandal, plans to exit OLCC this summer
The head of Oregon’s commission overseeing liquor and marijuana plans to leave his position by July 1, he ...
Government
20 state AGs, including Oregon’s, sue feds for tying transportation and disaster funding to immigration enforcement
Two new federal lawsuits filed in U.S. District Court in Rhode Island Tuesday, May 14, against the U.S. ...
Government
Federal chaos leaves Oregon’s economic outlook sluggish, uncertain, short hundreds of millions
Oregon lawmakers will have nearly $756 million less than they anticipated to spend in next two years, according ...