Elizabeth Steiner, a Portland Democrat and former state senator, took the oath of office as Oregon’s first female state ...

Senate Bill 1553 classifies the use of illicit drugs on board public transit vehicles as a Class A misdemeanor, punishable by ...

The former state senator and co-chair of the Joint Ways and Means Committee took the oath of office Monday in Portland.

Human services officials say more treatment options are needed to place children, but lawmakers are concerned lighter regulations will create more problems.

In contrast to the national scene, Democrats in Oregon have moved into a powerful position. Oregon’s government has returned ...

The Oregon Department of Forestry plans to hold a training for about 20 employees this month at an all-inclusive resort outside Bend that bills itself as an “idyllic luxury ranch.” The three-day, ...

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

The Oregon Board of Agriculture has endorsed reforming the state’s farmworker overtime wage law, which the statute’s critics ...

A new state law which took effect on Jan. 1 prohibits restaurants and food vendors from using Styrofoam to-go containers.

Oregon lawmakers passed more than 100 bills during the 2024 Legislature. Many of the new laws, including the rollback of drug ...

The revised statewide maps of wildfire hazard zones and the wildland-urban interface are complete and final versions are now available on the Oregon Explorer website, the Oregon Department of Forestry ...

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