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April Ehrlich/JPRIn the final hours of work before members of Congress went on recess for five weeks, a bill backed by Oregon’s U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden to relieve natural disaster survivors from paying federal income taxes on their recovery settlements and lawyers fees passed against unexpected odds. -
Laura Fitzgerald/CapRadioWhile the Trump Administration moves to end federal support for bicycle transportation programs, North State Democrat Mike Thompson is sponsoring a House bill to fund bike safety infrastructure and boost U.S. bicycle manufacturing.
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A woman who lost her two sisters, cousin and uncle calls the bill ‘a crucial and urgent step towards making the airspace safer.’ -
Programs like SNAP and Medicaid are facing hundreds of millions of dollars in funding cuts. It’s unclear how state leaders will fill the gap. -
The federal housing bill does a lot of little things. Supporters hope it will put a dent in both California and the nation’s housing shortage. -
Because of Proposition 50, one of the most progressive Democrats in Congress must now make his case to some of California's most conservative voters. -
Most Oregon counties are set to receive nearly $100 million from the federal Secure Rural Schools Act after Congress let funding for the 25-year-old program lapse for almost two years. -
All six of Oregon’s U.S. house representatives and U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley are up for reelection -
President Donald Trump said Iran must meet his latest deadline to strike a deal that includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz, or a “whole civilization will die” -
Candidates for California’s 2nd Congressional District met at a League of Women Voters forum in Redding, debating health care, immigration and election policy in a newly redrawn region. -
At a news conference Friday, Sen. Ron Wyden and Secretary of State Tobias Read said they would defend mail-in voting and the state’s election integrity. -
More than 350 Oregonians, veteran elected officials and newcomers alike, filed to run for statewide, congressional and legislative offices by Tuesday’s 5 p.m. deadline. -
The California Democratic Party is betting that a tried-and-true playbook and standard-bearer candidates offer their best chance to take back the U.S. House in November’s midterms rather than fresh faces and more populist policy planks. -
The proposal to disconnect from some pieces of H.R 1 is likely to generate friction in the brand-new session.
