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Oregon Democrats Push $2 Billion Tax Hike to Fix Roads and Fund Transit
Oregon Democrats proposed a new transportation package under House Bill 2025 that contains critical funding for transit agencies across the state this week. The proposal suggests a set of controversial taxes to raise an additional $2…
Overwhelming Opposition Hits Oregon Bill Allowing Police to Use Drones for Surveillance
Six public protection organizations and 471 written testimonies have relayed a clear message to lawmakers - Oregonians are opposed to sanctioning the use of drones for surveillance by law enforcement agencies.
A public hearing held…
Lawmakers Propose Prescribed Burns as Oregon Faces Costly Wildfire Season
Controlling the spread of summer wildfires, which last year consumed 1.93 million acres across Oregon, can be achieved through prescribed burns, according to four lawmakers who have introduced the National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025.…
Oregon Governor Confronts Trump Over Attempt to Override State Authority
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek says she is the commander-in-chief of the state and will not be overridden by President Donald Trump who she criticized for sending in the National Guard to pro-immigrant demonstrations in Los Angeles over the…
Oregon Lawmakers Wipe Medical Debt from Credit Reports to Ease Financial Pain for Struggling…
Medical debt will no longer appear on the credit reports of Oregon consumers after Senate Bill 605 was passed by lawmakers yesterday.
Oregon Consumer Justice Applauds the Move
The bill was a priority for Oregon Consumer Justice…
Oregon Republicans Lose Battle to Ban Trans Athletes from Girls Sports in Contentious House Vote
Oregon Republicans failed to collect enough support to ban transgenders from participating in girls school sports events, saying they should not have to compete against male-born opponents.
House Bill Also Called for Segregated…
Gun Control Bill Gets the Nod from Oregon’s House Judiciary Committee Despite Republican Opposition
Despite opposition from Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee, a majority Democrat vote sent the stalled gun control bill – Measure 114 – to the floor on Tuesday.
Measure 114 Has Been Consistently Challenged
The…
Oregon and Washington AGs File Lawsuit Against Trump’s Executive Order That Will Erode Confidence in…
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and the neighboring Washington state AG, have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s executive order on elections and voting rights which they say will make it more difficult to vote, erode…
Oregon AG Joins Effort to Block Trump’s SAVE Act as New Voter Rules Risk Minority Rights and Decades…
Despite studies that show that only 0.0001% of votes cast in areas with high immigration populations are by non-citizens, the Trump administration is changing the SAVE Act which will pose onerous burdens on voters to prove their…
Oregon Voters Overwhelmingly Oppose Bill to Restrict Mail-In Voting and Add ID Verification
A public hearing by the Senate Committee on Rules held on Monday to discuss a Bill that will revert Oregon to in-person voting was opposed by 81% of respondents who submitted written testimony, according to information obtained by a news…