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Oregon lawmakers advance bill that would empower state to penalize child labor law violators

Negotiations on Measure 110 focus on diversion for drug users to treatment

Students nationwide have rebounded after pandemic. But not in Oregon. Consequences could be severe

Oregon is a step closer to losing daylight saving time for good

Oregon Legislature considers $30 million for semiconductor workforce training

To Bottle Bill or not? Why Oregon wine wants more time to decide.

Will infrastructure thwart Gov. Kotek’s homebuilding goals?

Oregon Health Authority’s slowness to respond to drug crisis stymies expansion of care

Lawmakers want to scrap state approval needed for many new health care facilities

Oregon House OKs coal divestment plan

Legislator renews effort to create new law on threats of mass violence

Oregon fentanyl deaths: the ‘staggering’ statistic for how we compare nationally

Oregon lawmakers head to midpoint of 5-week session

Some Oregon lobbyists work for both sides on climate change, report finds

Oregon receives $10M to repair electric vehicle chargers

Oregon Legislative Press Releases

News from the Regions

Portland Area

On Portland streets, recovered drug users offer lifeline to fight fentanyl’s cruel cycle

Nike layoffs: 3 things for affected workers to know for the job hunt

Former Mayor Sam Adams Prepares to Run for Multnomah County Commissioner

Metro Council President Lynn Peterson Withdraws From Democratic Primary in 5th Congressional District

Central/Eastern Oregon

Stanfield Library program full STEAM ahead

Pendleton School District chief mourns rocky enrollment; housing, child care needed

Rep. Smith hears desire for Measure 110 changes at listening session

Recall petitions filed against Morrow County commissioners

UCC now among the state’s biggest polluters due to Amazon data centers

Morrow County commissioners, health district pause joint meetings

In Deschutes County, just 89% of school-age kids are fully vaccinated

Albany/Corvallis Area

Philomath sawmill to close, lay off 100, in third mill shutdown

What Corvallis says about Ellis’ allegations of free speech violations

Eugene Area

Eugene City Council to vote on sending Emeralds Stadium bond to voters

Roseburg Area

Hands tied: Senior residents unsure of eviction, who’s calling the shots

Douglas County looks to build new dog park at River Forks Park

Roseburg to continue pipeline replacement project

Forest Glen in Canyonville abruptly shuttered, elderly and disabled residents left in limbo

Medford Area

Amenities for recovery: Hope House adds recreation center, learning tools for residents

Workforce group seeks input on plan to match labor pool to open job opportunities

Ashland announces new program to connect residents and first responders

Ashland council to revisit search for new city manager at meeting Tuesday

‘We are there to help people’: Mt. Ashland launches Ski Patrol host program

Klamath Falls Area

Klamath Community College, county high schools show off healthcare-related programs in Meet Your Future Employees Tour

Klamath Falls seeks public participation in Transportation Safety Action Plan virtual open house

Healthy Klamath announces Community Health Assessment vision survey

Fish loss, sediment flows were expected after dam removal, Klamath River Renewal Corporation leaders say

Klamath Basin Friends of the Children advocates for professional youth mentoring on Capitol Hill

Southern Oregon Coast

Airport park rehabilitation begins with groundbreaking Thursday

BOEM finalizes Wind Energy Areas in Oregon

International News

Putin foe Alexei Navalny dies in Arctic penal colony, Russia says

Environment / Energy News

One of Oregon’s smallest utilities is suddenly among the state’s biggest polluters. Why? Amazon data centers

Ag / Natural Resource News

Conservationists hope BLM’s Bear Grub timber sale stays shelved

Opinion

Portland Area

Editorial: Cautious hope for a campaign finance breakthrough

Central/Eastern Oregon

Our view: Voters must stay involved at the ballot box

This land is our land: Biodiversity one backyard at a time

Capital chatter: Legislators seek answers on Measure 110

Albany/Corvallis Area

Lincoln Journal Star: 22 bits of wisdom from commanders in chief for President’s Day

Roseburg Area

Guest Column: What Measure 110 is missing

Medford Area

Editorial: Josephine County’s legal misfires accumulate

OUR VIEW: Community steps up after Forest Glen owners step out

OTHER VIEWS: Treat drug addiction as public health crisis

OTHER VIEWS: No end in sight for battle over wolves

OUR VIEW: Fixing Medford’s potential traffic snarls is long, winding road

OTHER VIEWS: Land-use provision a small, but needed, step

GUEST COLUMN: Doctors express support for Asante surgeon

Klamath Falls Area

All Oregonians already pay for wildfires, so why should they pay more?

Southern Oregon Coast

Opinion: If you don’t think we’re equal, look elsewhere