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Oregon Open Primaries Supporters Start Fresh With 2024 Ballot Measure
Nonaffiliated voters are the largest bloc but are currently barred from voting in most primary elections.
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Oregon Liquor And Cannabis Commission Considers Doubling Tax On Hard Alcohol
“Alcohol is a toxic, addictive carcinogen and binge drinking costs the state economy $4.8 billion annually,” the nonprofit said.
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Oregon Senate Passes Bill To Expand College Access For Prison Inmates
The legislation comes as Pell grant eligibility expands to include prisoners.
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Northeast Oregonians Ask Governor To Declare Emergency Over Contaminated Drinking Water
“We’re tired of poisoning ourselves and our children with this water that we’ve been drinking for 30 years,” resident Mike Brandt said.
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Republican Chavez-DeRemer Leads Oregon Congressional Delegation In Fundraising
Chavez-DeRemer raised twice as much as Democratic Rep. Andrea Salinas, also in a competitive district.
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Abortion Providers In Oregon Say Little Has Changed Amid The Nationwide Legal Fight
The battle over the abortion pill mifepristone is headed to the Supreme Court but, in the meantime, the pill is available in Oregon.
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Oregon Gov. Kotek Balks At Plans For $1 Billion Interstate 5 Bridge Bond
“I am uncomfortable with the current conversation of a billion dollars over the next four biennia in obligation bonding,” Kotek said.
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Companies That Willfully Violated Oregon OSHA COVID Regulations Owe State Nearly $800,000
Several dozen citations linger and hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines remain unpaid – just as they did a year ago.
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Oregon Senate Passes Bill To Protect Consumers Against Counterfeit Airbags
The bill protects consumers against unscrupulous auto shops that sell and install airbags that fail to protect the lives of passengers.
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Schools Hiring Emergency Teachers For Special Education, Potentially Violating Federal Law
The state is responsible for ensuring the law is followed. But Oregon education officials appear to be shirking that responsibility.
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New State-Funded Homeless Shelter Opening In Former Salem Hotel
Oregon has spent nearly $125 million since 2020 to turn vacant hotels into shelters.
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$120 Million Proposal To Boost Student Literacy Advances In Legislature
A $120 million initiative to boost literacy would be one of the single largest investments of its type in Oregon history if it passes.
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It Is Now A Crime In Idaho To Provide Gender-Affirming Care To Transgender Youth
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.
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Oregon Will End Reimbursements For Remote State Employees
Oregon will stop reimbursing remote state employees this fall for traveling to their offices, Gov. Tina Kotek announced Monday.
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Oregon Government Employees In Dire Situations With Paycheck Problems Now In Fourth Month
With missed paychecks and underpayments, employees have been unable to pay rent and some have gone to food banks.
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Democrats Seek Republican Support For 988 Suicide Hotline Tax
A proposal to enact a 50-cent fee on phone lines only has Democratic support.
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U.S. Judge Rules Insurers Don't Have To Cover Many Free Preventive Health Services
“This ruling is not only misguided, it is outright dangerous and could cost lives,” Schumer, a New York Democrat, said in a statement.
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Advocates Urge More Funding For Oregon Fish And Wildlife Programs
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife partially funds itself through hunting and fishing license fees and federal grants.
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Oregon Drivers Must Remove Studded Tires By Friday, March 31
People caught driving with studded tires after March 31 can be ticketed and face a $165 fine.
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State Giving Children In Low-Income Families Statewide $170 Million In Extra Food Money
The Department of Human Services will start issuing payments of $391 from late March to the end of May.
