Category Politics
Salem resident creates app to explain policy “in plain English”
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.
Former Oregon Rep. Chavez-DeRemer grilled at labor secretary hearing
Both of Oregon’s Democratic senators plan to vote against her nomination.
Former Oregon House GOP leader will run for Senate GOP leader’s seat
Rep. Jeff Helfrich, R-Hood River, hopes to replace Sen. Daniel Bonham, who is barred from running for reelection.
Demonstrators gather on Presidents Day to protest Trump, Musk
Monday's protest was the second major demonstration in Salem since President Donald Trump's inauguration, with many attendees denouncing his purge of federal workers as a "coup."
Oregon health researchers, Wyden decry Trump’s ‘lawless’ efforts to cut funding
Trump’s desired research funding cuts – now blocked by courts – would hamper Oregon research into Alzheimer’s, cancer and diabetes.
Oregon U.S. Rep. Salinas pushes for mental health care in bill
U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas wants to set a minimum standard of three free behavioral health visits a year for people enrolled in Medicaid or Medicare.
Oregon legislator seeks stricter lobbying limits for former lawmakers representing state agencies
Rep. Anna Scharf’s bill is aimed at closing a loophole in Oregon’s law that prevents former lawmakers from taking paid lobbying gigs for private industry for a year.
Washington AG sues over Trump order seeking to restrict care for trans youth
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield joined a suit against an executive order seeking to end gender-affirming care for minors, calling it "federal overreach."
Oregon House Republicans slam status quo, share few specific fixes
“We are letting Oregonians know that we hear them and we see them, and we stand with them, and we will not be voting for bills that raise the cost of living," House Republican Leader Christine Drazan said.