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Nonaffiliated voters are the largest bloc but are currently barred from voting in most primary elections.

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Nonaffiliated voters are the largest bloc but are currently barred from voting in most primary elections.

“Alcohol is a toxic, addictive carcinogen and binge drinking costs the state economy $4.8 billion annually,” the nonprofit said.
The legislation comes as Pell grant eligibility expands to include prisoners.
“We’re tired of poisoning ourselves and our children with this water that we’ve been drinking for 30 years,” resident Mike Brandt said.
Chavez-DeRemer raised twice as much as Democratic Rep. Andrea Salinas, also in a competitive district.
The battle over the abortion pill mifepristone is headed to the Supreme Court but, in the meantime, the pill is available in Oregon.
“I am uncomfortable with the current conversation of a billion dollars over the next four biennia in obligation bonding,” Kotek said.
Several dozen citations linger and hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines remain unpaid – just as they did a year ago.
The bill protects consumers against unscrupulous auto shops that sell and install airbags that fail to protect the lives of passengers.
The state is responsible for ensuring the law is followed. But Oregon education officials appear to be shirking that responsibility.
Oregon has spent nearly $125 million since 2020 to turn vacant hotels into shelters.
A $120 million initiative to boost literacy would be one of the single largest investments of its type in Oregon history if it passes.
Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed a bill into law Tuesday that makes it a felony to provide certain types of medical care to children and teens.
Oregon will stop reimbursing remote state employees this fall for traveling to their offices, Gov. Tina Kotek announced Monday.
With missed paychecks and underpayments, employees have been unable to pay rent and some have gone to food banks.
A proposal to enact a 50-cent fee on phone lines only has Democratic support.
“This ruling is not only misguided, it is outright dangerous and could cost lives,” Schumer, a New York Democrat, said in a statement.
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife partially funds itself through hunting and fishing license fees and federal grants.
People caught driving with studded tires after March 31 can be ticketed and face a $165 fine.
The Department of Human Services will start issuing payments of $391 from late March to the end of May.