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Gov. Tina Kotek calls Senate Republicans ‘disrespectful’ for refusing to meet with her in person to discuss walkout

Oregon’s largest private sector union wants to recall top Democratic lawmaker

Oregon governor roils public defense overhaul with last-minute legislative changes

Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum recuses herself from investigation into FTX exec who gave $500,000 to Oregon Democrats

Bucking new law, 10 Oregon senators disqualified from reelection with boycott

Oregon lawmakers approve fentanyl education bill, lessons would begin by fall 2024

Republican Files Ethics Complaint Against Oregon House Leader

Public funding key in increasing child care openings statewide

Oregon Legislative Press Releases

News from the Regions

Portland Area

Sheriff slams Clackamas County commission’s plan to pay for new courthouse

Portland city council approves $7.1 billion budget

City of Portland Proposes Paying for Nine New Sobering Beds at Psychiatric Hospital

Salem Area

Grand Ronde tribal matriarch Kathryn Harrison dies at 99

Landmark Rickreall Dairy closing after three decades

Central Oregon Area

Pendleton downtown businesses face string of vandalism, public urination

Port of Morrow seeks $432.5M loan from feds for improvements

Ambulance service clash in Morrow County heats up

Merkley to hold town hall meetings in Eastern Oregon

County commissioner reverses support for irrigation piping project

To help solve homelessness, Central Oregon Villages thinks big with tiny homes

Albany/Corvallis Area

Corvallis buses expected to resume weekend service finally

State stages for Corvallis bridge replacement

Klamath Falls Area

Reclamation boosts Klamath Project water supply

Bureau of Reclamation increases Klamath Project water allocations

National News

McCarthy: Debt ceiling meeting with Biden ‘productive’ but no agreement yet

Opinion

Central/Eastern Oregon

Our view: Preserving farmland must be a priority

Roseburg Area

Guest Column: School boards should reflect community, voting needs to be safer

Guest Column: Community organizations come together to help, celebrate

Medford Area

OUR VIEW: In search of the Goldilocks Zone when analyzing election results

Klamath Falls Area

Oregon governor roils public defense overhaul with last-minute legislative changes