House Bill 2005 passed along party lines and now faces a Senate vote.
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Fall of a rising star: Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan resigns over cannabis side job
Fagan has weathered other storms and was widely expected to run for governor or Congress, but moonlighting proved too much.
Fagan apologizes and resigns from her cannabis consulting job
Amid questions of influence, the Secretary of State ended a lucrative $10,000-a-month consulting deal.
Secretary of State’s office cannabis audit released amid questions about consulting job
Shemia Fagan is being paid by a cannabis company for consulting, which the agency says is legal though it appears to be rare.
Oregon public universities ask state for more funding as students pay record tuition
Administrators say they need more than $500 million a year to cover their costs.
Prepare for more extreme weather, report warns
A study by Oregon State University predicts continued warming, more wildfires and more drought.
Transgender employee sues Oregon Department of Human Services, alleging discrimination
The complaint alleges current School Board Chair Ashley Carson Cottingham, who then led DHS’ Aging and People with Disabilities Program, was hostile toward and demoted an employee after he started transitioning.
With Medicaid review underway, hundreds of callers a day give up on state’s helpline
State officials acknowledge call takers need more training, with at least one telling a member the wrong information – twice.
A ‘goofball with a master’s degree’ remembered at police memorial in Nyssa
In Nyssa, thousands attend the celebration of life ceremony on Saturday, April 22, to honor Joseph “JJ” Johnson. The reserve police corporal died a week earler, killed while on duty for the Nyssa Police Department.
New COVID surge expected as health officials urge vulnerable residents to get updated booster
An Oregon Health Authority official expects the virus to stick around, just like influenza.
