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Ethics Probe into Oregon Governor Kotek’s Spending: Tradition or Transgression?
Auditors from the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office who investigated alleged spending irregularities by Governor Tina Kotek say the incidents were minor and unintentional violations of state ethics law.
However, the state’s Ethics…
Oregon Lawmakers Urged to Allocate $5.5 Million to School Districts Recovering from the 2020…
The Oregon Legislature has been asked to allocate $5.5 million to several Oregon school districts that have not recovered from the damage caused by the devastating 2020 Labor Day wildfires.
House Bills Proposed by Rep. Pam Marsh…
Oregon Joins Legal Battle to Stop Trump’s Citizenship Order
Oregon has joined forces with three other states to stop President Donald Trump from stripping citizenship of children born to undocumented immigrants, or who were born to parents who were temporarily in the country.
Together with the…
Oregon Braces for Potential Medicaid Cuts and Rising Premiums Under New Trump Administration
The Director of the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Dr. Sejal Hathi, is preparing for changes to health policies that could impact Oregonians after Donald Trump is inaugurated as president of the U.S. tomorrow.
Concerns that…
Oregon Governor Calls for Improved Services for Drug Addiction and Sharpened Focus on Climate…
Providing homes for the homeless, frustration with mental health and addiction treatment problems, and the urgent need to focus on climate resilience following the devastating 2024 wildfires came under the spotlight of Oregon Governor Tina…
Oregon Lawmakers Want to Protect Residents from Data Center Power Costs
Oregon lawmakers are creating legislation to protect residential consumers from the growing cost of supplying power-hungry high-tech data centers.
Electricity Consumption Expected to Reach Unprecedented Levels
Electricity…
Oregon Governor Extends Emergency Order As High Rate Of Homelessness Continues To Plague State
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek extended the homelessness state of emergency, which she declared on her first day in office on Thursday for the third year. Despite several interventions by the state, Oregon’s homelessness rates remain one of…
Oregon Republicans to Stop Utility Companies from Increasing Rates to Customers Embroiled in…
Three Oregon Republican State Representatives are proposing a bill to prevent utility companies from increasing rates to customers embroiled in long-standing lawsuits involving the cost of wildfire culpability.
Their proposal follows an…
House Bills to Benefit Oregonians with Health Insurance Become Effective on January 1st
Four house bills benefitting Oregonians with health insurance will become effective on January 1, 2025.
Consumers Will be Able to Use Coupons Towards Deductibles
House Bill 4113 will allow consumers to use coupons and…
Oregon Becomes Fourth State to Introduce the Right-to-Repair Bill
On January 1, 2025, Oregon consumers and independent repair shops must have access to manuals, parts, and tools to repair their cell phones and electronic devices.
The right-to-repair bill applies to phones sold in Oregon since July 2021…