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Kristyna Wentz-Graff/OPBThe races will hinge heavily upon earning support from non-affiliated voters, the region’s largest electorate and a group with a history of electing moderate politicians known for taking atypical stances — sometimes against their own party. -
Ben Botkin/Oregon Capital ChronicleLawmakers established Quality Education Commission in 1999 to set funding needs for public schools, but some lawmakers argue its model is outdated and flawed.
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Oregon lawmakers have approved a bill that would require schools to provide notice when ICE officers are spotted on campus. -
State legislators started the session Feb. 2 and gaveled out after a flurry of major policy and funding moves. -
State leaders have warned Oregon is at risk botching its new campaign finance law. Some lawmakers acknowledge the bill they passed to fix it still needs work. -
House Bill 4138 would require officers to clearly display their name or identifying number, their agency and their badge. The bill also limits the use of facial coverings that conceal a person’s identity, with a few exceptions. -
The tax credit was sold as a key economic development tool. It’s expected to be reduced by 60%. -
A bill to provide technical fixes to the state’s 2024 campaign finance law instead renders political spending limits moot, critics say. -
Two Republican lawmakers are joining dozens of citizens in challenging the maneuver. -
Republicans have vowed to file suit over the maneuver. -
Oregon tenants whose landlords leak confidential information such as their immigration status or medical records could soon have a pathway to collect up to twice their monthly rent as a form of recourse. -
Oregon’s budget writers warned that the state’s current $128 million deficit will worsen in the years ahead due to federal changes. -
The end of penny production in the U.S. is causing challenges for brick-and-mortar retailers. -
A bill that requires some health insurance companies to provide free exams and tests to diagnose cervical cancer has passed both chambers in the Oregon legislature.
