Bailey Langley was 52 days from the end of her year-long probationary period as a public information officer for the U.S. Forest Service in Pendleton when she was fired in February under President Donald Trump’s sweeping directive cutting federal probationary employees. Langley’s work required informing…
Roughly 300 protesters gathered along Center Street in front of the State Capitol building to protest the Trump administration ahead of President Donald Trump’s address to Congress Tuesday night. Many voiced their concerns over what they perceive as America’s decline into fascism and authoritarianism.
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A federal cost-cutting program led by Elon Musk listed the lease for the local Salem branch of the Internal Revenue Service at 1660 Oak Street S.E. on its website of terminated leases. The real estate firm representing the Oak Street building’s owner said Friday it was ready to put the office space on the market when it got word the lease termination was a mistake.
House Bill 3666 would set minimum standards for wildfire prevention work by utilities but lawyers say it also offers statutory immunity from lawsuits.
Three Democrats joined most Republicans in voting to recommend Lori Chavez-DeRemer.
Gov. Tina Kotek decided to resume Oregon's automatic voter registration program after monthly reviews showed no further errors.
Kerry McQuisten, former Republican candidate for governor from Baker City, is calling on Greg Smith to resign from the Legislature over controversies involving his conduct.
Willamette computer science graduate Henry Dalton worked with his brother and a team to develop an app providing AI-generated plain English summaries of bills, executive orders and Supreme Court decisions.