Lynne Terry / Oregon Capital Chronicle

Despite a 2017 pay equity law, two studies of the state payroll and two rounds of equity raises, women and people of color working for the state of Oregon still earn far less than white men, according to a report released Tuesday.

Oregon’s senior U.S. senator and the state’s attorney general, both Democrats, say they will do everything possible to keep the abortion pill on the market.

Dozens of advocates brought their personal tales of hunger to a state Senate committee hearing this week in hopes of persuading lawmakers to support proposals to give food aid to low-income residents who are excluded from federal benefits.

Gov. Tina Kotek has chosen the new chairman of the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, which is under investigation for corruption.

A study by Oregon Health & Science University found that patients in Iowa, Nevada and Ohio had the highest rates of use, while Oregon was in the middle.

In 2021, two Oregon nonprofits involved in food aid launched a campaign to extend food assistance to people excluded from federal food benefits.