Oregon Politics and Elections

Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden have called for an immediate status and update on the activities of the Department of Justice’s Election Threats Task Force. They have joined forces with a coalition of lawmakers requesting that…

Oregon’s contentious Measure 114 which tightens gun ownership controls came under the firing line when lawmakers heard evidence at a hearing on Monday on a bill that will modify the measure. Plethora of Arguments Presented to a…

The disregard with which Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) treats the Social Security Administration (SSA) threatens to disrupt and delay payments, prompting Oregon Senator Ron Wyden, a Ranking Member of the Senate…

Two House Bills have been introduced in Oregon. The first would create a fund paid for by public utility companies to assist those who lose their homes to wildfires, and the second requires utility companies to apply for a wildfire safety…

House Bill 2677 was introduced on Tuesday, seeking to make qualifying juvenile record expungements easier. Oregon Bill Seeks To Help Remove Juvenile Criminal Records More Easily State Rep. Willy Chotzen, D-Portland, a public…

Voter ID and verification of citizenship must be mandated nationwide for voter registration, say seven Oregon House Republicans. They have written a letter, calling on President Donald Trump to issue an executive order to that effect…

A bill dictating that Oregon workers are paid unemployment benefits while on strike has met with two distinct points of view - supporters of Senate Bill 916 say it will stop workers being ‘starved into a contract,’ while opponents believe…

Pioneering new approaches to infant health will contribute to a brighter future for the children and communities of Oregon says Senator Lisa Reynolds. Sen. Reynolds, pediatrician and Chair of the Senate Committee on Early Childhood and…

Oregon is on the brink of becoming the 16th state to outlaw ‘forever chemicals’ in firefighting foam believed to be in the bloodstream of every person in America, according to testing and research by the federal Centers for Disease Control…

Oregon Senator Ron Wyden issued a statement criticizing Trump's new tariffs on products from Canada, Mexico, and China imposed on Tuesday. Wyden says Oregon's farmers, ranchers, and rural communities are rightfully terrified about what…