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Rick Bowmer/APOregon 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. -
maria mrasek/Rogue Valley Transportation District's FacebookA Jackson County public transportation district is laying off employees and reducing bus service after the administration tied its federal funding to immigration enforcement.
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Juneteenth commemorates the abolition of slavery in 1865. This year marks the 160th anniversary. -
Senate Bill 110 authorizes $800 million in bonds to help fund the construction of a professional baseball stadium on Portland’s South Waterfront. -
Medford and other Southern Oregon law enforcement agencies have routinely shared intelligence gathering techniques. Some advocates are calling it “mass surveillance.” -
Department of Justice lawyers representing the Trump administration returned to court today to repeat their maximalist argument that the president has the authority to commandeer state National Guards troops and that judges have no authority to second guess him. -
Oregon House Minority Leader Christine Drazan says lawmakers need to look for ways to reduce spending, particularly in the major transportation funding package. -
Desperate for money to get through the next two wildfire seasons and with few proposals on the table that could meet costs and get passed by the Oregon Legislature, Gov. Tina Kotek is proposing to skim some money off of the state’s “rainy day fund.” -
In a sign of mounting concerns about political violence, Oregon state lawmakers recently passed a bill blocking their personal addresses — hours before a Minnesota lawmaker was shot and killed in her home. -
Gov. Tina Kotek has signaled her support for potentially using some of the kicker or other one-time funding to invest in wildfire work across the state. -
Governor Tina Kotek was an unexpected speaker at Southern Oregon University’s 99th commencement ceremony on Saturday. -
California’s main source of homelessness funding would drop from $1 billion last year to $0 this year in the proposed state budget. -
A transportation funding proposal by Oregon Democrats would bring in more than $1.8 billion per year in fiscal year 2029 — and more than $2 billion annually by 2034 — according to a revenue analysis circulating in the Capitol. -
As Northern California wolf populations grow, more ranchers are hoping livestock guardian dogs will protect their animals.
