Category OREGON NEWS
Advocacy group wants to limit who’s admitted to the Oregon State Hospital and for how long
State health officials say they’ve made improvements in admitting criminal defendants deemed mentally ill, but a new law intended could complicate those efforts.
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Journalists, Oregon publishers call on governor to veto bill changing public meetings law
Journalists and leaders of the Oregon Government Ethics Commission say a bill awaiting Gov. Tina Kotek's signature fundamentally redefines what constitutes meetings and deliberations in a way that would allow public officials to do important work in private with little transparency.
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Oregon gas tax opponents file another lawsuit in federal court
Opponents of gas tax hikes are once again suing the state of Oregon over a law that rescheduled the date of a gas tax referendum from November to May.
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Unprepared: the broken pipeline teaching Oregon’s teachers
Nearly half of newly-licensed Oregon teachers in 2023 earned degrees online from programs that can't show they effectively teach reading instruction.
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Cost of new I-5 bridge linking Oregon and WA doubles to $14.4B
Project planners have been recalculating the cost of an Interstate 5 bridge replacement for months, factoring in risks including tariffs and inflation.
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Republican gov hopefuls among Oregon lawmakers who missed more than one-third of session votes
Two Republican state representatives missed roughly half of the 183 floor votes House members took at the Capitol in Salem.
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Gene Derfler, ‘generational leader’ in Oregon Legislature, dies at 101
As a lawmaker, Gene Derfler helped reform Oregon’s workers’ compensation system to reduce lawsuits and accidents. In retirement, he took up woodworking, crafting trucks for Salem preschoolers and lifelike fish.
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek’s order requiring union work on state projects is ruled illegal
A Marion County judge ruled Gov. Tina Kotek overstepped her authority when she issued a controversial order requiring union work on state projects.
New federal data reveals extent of immigration arrests in Oregon, Washington
Marion County saw one of the sharpest increases in federal immigration arrests among Oregon counties in late 2025, according to federal data analyzed by University of Washington researchers.
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