The closure of rural hospitals is a looming problem across all of California. Two Inland Empire lawmakers are urging state officials to take action to save a hospital in Blythe.

Sen. Chris Gorsek, D-Gresham, is unable to come to the Capitol because of unspecified health struggles. His vote may be needed to pass Gov. Tina Kotek’s transportation funding bill.

Legal experts at odds over the constitutionality of proposals to limit immigration agent masking, which are popping up in legislatures across the nation.

A 19th Century law called the Posse Comitatus Act defines what the military can do on U.S. soil. President Trump broke that law by sending the National Guard to L.A., a federal judge rules.

Gov. Tina Kotek’s proposal to raise billions for road maintenance and public transit in the coming decade advanced by the barest of margins Monday. The tax bill needed help from a moderate Republican to make it over the finish line.

The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is implementing new fees at some of its day-use parks and raising fees for some of its busiest overnight camping parks.

Mayor Taneea Browning joins the Exchange.

Democrats agreed to slash some funding they’d sought for public transit, and Gov. Tina Kotek remained scarce.

The Trump administration argues tariffs will create manufacturing jobs in the U.S., but some company leaders say import taxes are driving up the cost of parts while demand falls.

A secretive appropriations process killed or reined in three bills regulating the use of pricing algorithms. A bill to monitor data center electricity use was also culled.

Democratic leaders have said finding a quorum would not be a problem as they look to raise transportation taxes. They were wrong Friday.

The task force, made up of six different state agencies, is the latest effort by the Newsom administration to remove homeless encampments from California’s streets.