Business
Bill enacting nation’s strictest limits on corporate health care influence signed by Gov. Kotek
‘We need to make sure that our health care providers and our delivery system stays local,’ the governor…
News
City Council expected to take more testimony about Portland police budget on Tuesday
A special meeting of the City Council has been scheduled to take additional public testimony on the next…
Environment
Environment, social justice groups withdraw support for governor’s key groundwater protection bill
A 39-page amendment added to the bill Friday neutralizes the power it would have brought to state agencies…
Education
Oregon ‘freedom to read’ library bill heads to governor’s desk
Senate Bill 1098 would prohibit schools and libraries from removing books on the basis of being by, or…
News
Portland Police: Four arrested during Sunday ICE protests
Police arrested four people during protests over the weekend at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in…
Government
In major reversal, Kotek seeks return of fugitive suspected of targeting Asian Oregonians
It’s the second time in two weeks that Kotek has reversed course on an extradition decision in the…
News
Kotek, other Democratic governors call Trump’s use of National Guard troops an ‘alarming abuse of power.’
A coalition of Democratic governors is condemning President Donald Trump’s deployment of the California National Guard in Los…
Government
Resignation of Crater Lake head leaves Oregon congressional delegation concerned, clueless
Kevin Heatley, who led the park for just five months, resigned June 30 over concerns about staffing cuts…
News
Portland area residents face high temperatures, traffic problems this weekend
Portland area residents are facing rising hot temperates and scheduled road closures during the weekend. Temperatures are expected…
Business
British Columbia to Oregon nurses and doctors: ‘Come work for us’
New ad campaign in Washington, Oregon and California aims to lure health care workers to B.C. The Canadian…