Many people in states like Oregon have begun to prepare, but the effectiveness of their response will depend in part on what ...

With the passage of Senate Bill 1596 in early 2024, Oregon became the fourth state to enact a “right to repair” law. As of ...

From a historic election to record wildfires to drug recriminalization, 2024 was a big year for state government and ...

A major environmental change is coming to Oregon, as a bill passed with bipartisan support in 2023 is banning the use of ...

It’s a new year, and that means the end of Styrofoam to-go containers in Oregon. As of Jan. 1, a new state law takes effect that bans restaurants and food carts from using polystyrene foam, commonly ...

Gov. Tina Kotek dropped plans to designate rural land near Hillsboro for industrial development on Friday as Oregon’s odds of ...

As Oregonians ring in the new year, new state and local laws are too. But Pacific University professor Jim Moore says Oregonians won't have much to look forward to in 2025. "It doesn't look like it's ...

Philip D. Lang, a longtime Democratic Party leader in Portland and former speaker of the Oregon House, died Dec. 29 of ...

As the snowpack builds in the Cascades this winter, Oregon is still reeling from the aftermath of this year’s record-breaking ...

A legislative task force studying the public health impacts of alcohol abuse and whether to raise alcohol taxes for addiction ...

Oregon has several strange laws still technically enforceable. Laws involving fortune-telling and playing golf in parks are ...

New Oregon laws go into effect on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, that are all in an effort to make the state safer, cleaner and more affordable, but there’s some key changes to highlight that could impact ...