Category OREGON NEWS
Rep. Greg Smith admits ethics violation, fails to disclose business client
AROUND OREGON: A state legislator facing multiple ethics investigations in the past year agreed to a state sanction in a second case. State Rep. Greg Smith, R-Heppner, still has two other ethics cases pending at the Oregon Government Ethics Commission.
Last Oregon Guard troops mobilized by Trump allowed to go home
After three months waiting on the north Oregon coast for a deployment that never came, Oregon Guard soldiers are heading home.
Oregon tops nationwide list for inbound movers. Is population growth on the rebound?
Two in three people moving in Oregon came from out of state last year - many from California, Washington and Colorado.
Conservative think tank asks court to block Oregon union fraud law
An Olympia-based conservative think tank is suing Oregon over a new law that makes it illegal to impersonate a union representative. The Freedom Foundation, which says it advocates for public sector employees to understand their rights to opt out of union membership, filed the lawsuit…
From stronger consumer rights to harsher criminal penalties, these Oregon laws are now official
New Oregon laws bar medical debt from going on consumer credit reports and guarantee unemployment benefits to striking workers.
Oregonians won’t see gas tax hike in January as opponents secure enough signatures to send issue to ballot
A Republican-led effort to repeal gas tax and transportation fee increases gathered more than double the signatures needed to force a public vote in November.
Conservation groups urge Oregon to reduce whale deaths from crab fishing gear
Several groups are petitioning the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to adopt pop-up buoys for crab pots to limit entanglements for whales.
Oregon saw at least 1,100 immigration arrests in 2025
An analysis of federal data shows immigration arrests in Oregon increased tenfold over 2024.
No more federal income tax relief for wildfire survivors after Congress fails to extend exemption
Congress failed to vote on an extension of the 2024 Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act that was co-sponsored by Oregon’s U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden.