Bryce Dole
Oregon Public BroadcastingBryce Dole is a JPR content partner from Oregon Public Broadcasting. Bryce was raised in Southern Oregon and graduated from the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication. His reporting comes to JPR through the Northwest News Network, a collaboration between public media organizations in Oregon and Washington.
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Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read said Trump “is clearly actively working to corrupt our elections.” -
As Oregon lawmakers prepare to return for a special session focused on transportation, high-profile projects are on the back burner. -
Lawmakers will reconvene in August to try to avoid mass layoffs at transportation agencies. As wildfires sweep the state, the stakes are particularly high. -
‘We cannot ignore the rapid growth of AI in our lives,’ Gov. Tina Kotek said in a statement Friday. The state is working with InnovateUS, a nonprofit organization that has partnered with government agencies to provide no-cost AI training for public sector employees. -
Layoffs appear certain. But a lot more could happen, too. -
Oregon lawmakers have passed one of the most hotly contested gun bills this year. Meanwhile, a bill that aimed to bolster the state’s firearm regulatory network appears to have died. -
With less than a week left in this year’s session, the bill was referred back to a legislative committee. Lawmakers will be hard-pressed to revive it in time. -
House Bill 5011 funnels large sums of money toward homeless shelters while reducing eviction prevention funds by more than $100 million. -
Senate Bill 110 authorizes $800 million in bonds to help fund the construction of a professional baseball stadium on Portland’s South Waterfront. -
The bill would ban rapid-fire devices, including bump stocks, which make semi-automatic weapons fully automatic. It would also allow governing bodies to pass rules to prohibit people from carrying guns in public buildings, even if they have a concealed handgun license. -
One of this year’s most contentious construction bills, Senate Bill 426 has passed through the Oregon Senate. It’s on its way to the floor of the state House. -
Rep. Darin Harbick’s son was at the Jan. 6 insurrection four years ago, but the lawmaker took issue with a Eugene Weekly story.
