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Now that the filing deadline has passed, races for local and statewide offices are coming into view.
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Oregon state lawmakers head back to Salem for a 35-day legislative sprint as communities across the state are still recovering from a brutal ice storm that killed at least 17 people and as the state’s biggest city grapples with a devastating fentanyl crisis.
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Oregon lawmakers convene in Salem next week for the 2024 legislative session. Measure 110 reform and housing are on the agenda.
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More extreme weather events fueled by climate change and the possibility of a major earthquake are still looming.
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HP is receiving $9.5 million dollars from the state to support semiconductor research and manufacturing in Corvallis.
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Current Speaker Dan Rayfield has said he will lead the chamber through this year's legislative session, but a change could come soon after.
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Top Democrats hope the move would incentivize users to seek help while offering plenty of opportunities to avoid a conviction. It’s likely to have opposition on both sides of the state’s drug debate.
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Once considered one of the most progressive legislative leaders in the country, Kotek has spent the last year preaching pragmatism over ideology. She's called for loosening the state’s vaunted land-use policies, sent more police to the city of Portland, touted the need for tighter drug laws, passed major business subsidies, and called for a freeze on taxes.
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With Speaker Dan Rayfield running for attorney general, the party is debating how best to swap out its leader ahead of the 2024 elections.
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Sen. Brian Boquist and Rep. Anna Scharf say Democrats have ignored an unconstitutional disparity in how heavy trucks are being taxed versus personal vehicles. Their push for a special session is unlikely to succeed.
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The state will send a jaw-dropping $5.6 billion back to taxpayers next year, ratcheting up pressure on a policy voters love.
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Gov. Tina Kotek issued an executive order Tuesday that forgives unpaid traffic fees and court fines for about 10,000 people so they can get their driver’s license reinstated.