As the legislature debated campaign finance limits last month, Oregon’s richest man quietly gave another $2 million to a political action committee that tries to elect Republicans to the statehouse. Such a contribution would be barred under a just-passed bill that Gov. Kotek has said she'll sign.
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Oregon is set to participate in a new federal summer food program that could benefit nearly 300,000 kids across the state.
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Biden administration proposes changes to sage grouse protections, including in Oregon and CaliforniaThe Biden administration announced Thursday that new changes are on the table for protecting the unique bird that thrives in Eastern Oregon, California and other western states.
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During the next year, the Department of Environmental Quality will work on a new program to limit climate emissions and help vulnerable communities.
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A local citizens’ group had requested that an investigation be conducted into county leadership for their handling of upcoming county ballot measures.
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Three of Oregon’s congressional members are pushing the federal government to extend the comment period on two proposed wind power projects off the southern Oregon Coast.
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Oregonians who buy or lease a qualifying EV between April 3 and June 3 could get up to $7,500 back from the Department of Environmental Quality.
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Birth doulas who help mothers through delivery are well known. But there’s a growing movement of end-of-life or death doulas. They can be especially helpful for isolated, older residents in rural areas.
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Sen. Dennis Linthicum, R-Klamath Falls and Sen. Brian Boquist, R-Dallas are two of eight state senators prohibited from running again for state Senate after participating in extended walkouts last year.
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Southern Oregon University was one of five schools that received hundreds of thousands of dollars from the state in an effort to expand the behavioral health workforce in Oregon.
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Much of Oregon's 2024 short session was focused on housing regulations and drug criminalization, putting many of the state's lands and climate policies on the backburner.
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From increased child care funding to protections for student-athletes and kiddos riding the bus, Oregon’s short legislative session ended last week with a mixed bag for the state’s youngest.
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Oregon is on the verge of major changes to the rules that govern how state, federal and privately owned forestlands are logged, and how vulnerable species are protected.
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Oregon House Bill 4149 will regulate these middlemen in the drug market
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The latest numbers show more than 52.2 million day-use visitors — just behind 2021’s historic high of 53 million.