Senate Bill 238A, currently moving in the Oregon Legislature, ignited debate over privacy as it proposes to allow law ...

A contentious bill that would allow striking workers in Oregon to receive weekly unemployment checks saw a surprise defeat ...

A federal judge’s decision to fine and rebuke state health officials for contempt of court over the holding of mentally ill ...

With about three weeks left in Oregon’s legislative session, dozens of health care bills await the judgment of budget writers ...

With 20 days left in this legislative session, Republicans ripped a Democratic proposal that would raise gas taxes and ...

Oregon Public Defense Commission Director Ken Sanchagrin had delivered a plan to Gov. Tina Kotek on how the commission will ...

The pending law, which has passed the Assembly and Senate, prohibits food and retail stores from refusing to accept cash ...

House Bill 2025 was introduced with 20 days left in the legislative session. Republicans are not happy, saying they have been ...

A number of heat pump programs are available, but most may disappear soon due to Trump administration policy changes and ...

If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event ...

Gov. Kotek expressed frustration over a judge's decision to fine the state for each individual waiting 7+ days for care at the Oregon State Hospital.

In late April, more than 100 parents and students traveled to Salem to meet with legislators, and push for more public school funding.