Oregon lawmakers passed an oral nicotine tax to pay for some wildfire costs, while a bill aimed at getting wildfire survivors ...

The Legislature ended its session Friday without fulfilling an $18.5 million request from organizations that support victims ...

Beyond this session’s obvious disappointment — a failed transportation funding bill — here’s what else flopped.

“I have read your lengthy email to ODOT employees,” Drazan wrote. “Make no mistake, this is an offensive abrogation of duty.

Some of you were angry that the legislature couldn't pass a bill needed to properly fund ODOT. Others said that the agency ...

Record funding for school, reform for civil commitment, housing changes and more passed during the 2025 session that ended June 27.

The Oregon Legislative Session concluded for the year late Friday night, with sine die officially adopted. Now, the death of ...

Zach Urness has been an outdoors reporter in Oregon for 18 years and is host of theExplore Oregon Podcast. He can be reached [email protected] or (503) 399-6801.

Oregon lawmakers closed the 2025 legislative period with an ill-fated race to finish a gutted major transportation package, ...

Union leaders are warning road maintenance employees at the Oregon Department of Transportation to be ready for layoffs after ...

The Oregon Department of Transportation plans to lay off up to 700 employees as soon as the week of July 7, with layoffs ...

The ruling was lauded by civil rights advocates and privacy watchdogs fresh off of a fight in the Oregon Legislature over a ...