Lauren Dake

At this point in a legislative session, lawmakers would normally be finalizing state budgets and starting to prepare for adjournment. Instead, mornings in the Capitol have a new ritual.

This week started off on a celebratory note in Salem, but the good feelings didn't last long.

This week started off on a celebratory note in Salem, but the good feelings didn't last long.

A proposal to declare a state of homelessness emergency moves forward in Oregon.

Oregon's child welfare computer system is plagued with bugs, not user-friendly and makes it difficult to track basic safety information.

An Oregon lawmaker who became a catalyst for bringing the foster children placed out of state back home is introducing legislation in the upcoming 35-day session to hold the facilities in other states to the same standards as those in Oregon.

A look at what lawmakers plan to address in the 2020 legislative session.

When the state of Oregon takes a child from their home, child welfare officials assume responsibility for their health and happiness and for ensuring each youngster receives the care and treatment needed to succeed. But emails, case files and interviews show that for children in foster care who were sent across state lines, Oregon largely trusted a private, for-profit company to ensure they were safe. The result is a litany of disturbing outcomes; tales of abuse, neglect and vulnerable children left to fend for themselves.

He becomes the highest-profile candidate in a crowded GOP field.

The Oregon Senate Republican who complained Democrats created a hostile workplace in the state Legislature has withdrawn his complaints.

The child in Oregon’s foster care system says he was forced to stay in a hotel room where two state workers had sex in front of him. Then he went to an out-of-state facility where he claims abuse and neglect.

The governors from Oregon and Washington joined forces in Vancouver on Monday to show a unified commitment to replacing the Interstate 5 bridge.