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Oregon farm labor standards board proposal scrapped for now

Bill designed to fill in information gaps about ag labor in the state Oregon lawmakers will not move ...

Climate

Merkley warns of ‘tumultuous’ fire season amid federal cuts to wildfire support

Officials across Oregon say they will have enough firefighters on hand to battle expected wildfires this summer, but ...

Government

Republicans intensify opposition to capping bills per session in Oregon

The legislation faced a mixed reception at its first committee hearing Thursday. Despite bipartisan support for an Oregon ...

News

McMaster, Konen, Slyter will fill 3 spots on CPRD board of directors

Revised ballot count shows the trio have easily outdistanced two challengers Revised results for the May 20 special ...

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 ...

Local News

McMaster, Slyter and Konen lead 5-person race for CPRD board of directors

County clerk’s office releases first round of results in the May 20 special election The first count of ...

Environment

Oregon bill would speed up process to rename locations with offensive titles

Bill defines offensive as ‘insulting and derogatory’ to Oregon Native American tribes, or any race, nationality or ethnicity ...

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

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 ...

Food and Drink

Proposed federal SNAP cuts would leave Oregon families hungry, governor and senators warn

More than 700,000 Oregonians receive aid from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Oregonians will go hungry if congressional ...

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