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Oregon lawmakers want to build on immigration protections. Here’s where those bills stand
At least 13 immigrant protection bills have been introduced in Oregon Legislature this session.
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Some Oregon Republican leaders uneasy with Trump’s deportation campaign
A few Republican lawmakers and spokespeople have expressed concerns with the reported tactics of federal agents, including in Salem.
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More rural Republicans call on Smith to resign House seat
Republicans in rural Sherman County say “enough is enough” and that state Rep. Greg Smith should resign. House Republican leaders have given him $5,000 for his reelection campaign and Smith said state troopers are backing his return for another term.
Oregon bills would bar ICE agents from wearing masks, require identification
State Rep. Ton Andersen, D-Salem, is among the lawmakers pushing for a bill requiring law enforcement officers to identify themselves in public.
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Oregon lawmakers reveal reworked plans to partially delay campaign finance law
State lawmakers are again trying to delay key portions of a law limiting campaign finance contributions before it takes effect.
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Oregon lawmakers propose criminal penalties for alarming, threatening public officials
Threats of violence against local and national public officials have climbed nationwide, including multiple high-profile bomb threats in Oregon.
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What Salem-area lawmakers are prioritizing for the 2026 session
Salem lawmakers want to regulate federal immigration officers, end the Cherriots’ board’s ability to levy taxes without a public vote and beef up the state’s emergency management system.
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Parents, educators, workers ask Oregon lawmakers to separate from federal tax code
As Oregon lawmakers weigh how to balance the state’s budget, hundreds of Oregonians visited the Capitol to plead with them not to cut funding for public defense, career and technical education and kids with disabilities.
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Oregon lawmakers begin session as transportation, federal policy fights loom
Lawmakers have two weeks to move their bills out of policy committees and onto their chamber’s floor.
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