The Oregon legislature passed a bill on Monday in an effort to combat “politicized” book bans across the state, the ...

Four Democrats joined Republicans in the Oregon Senate to reject the House's version of a controversial bill, backed by unions, to let striking workers collect unemployment, the editorial board writes ...

State Sen. Mark Meek, D-Gladstone, had voted in favor of Senate Bill 916 when it first came before his chamber in March. But ...

The bill would require the governor of Oregon to appoint a U.S. senator within 30 days of a vacancy and a special election ...

Oregon's U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley speak at a town hall at Portland's Jefferson High School in 2019. Neither ...

The bill meant to hold Oregon and local school districts more accountable for student outcomes passed the state Senate last ...

A surprising vote on the Oregon Senate floor June 10 saw four Democrats side with Republicans to reject an amended version of ...

Senate Bill 952 would allow the governor to appoint someone to fill a suddenly vacant U.S. Senate seat rather than wait for a ...

Under current law, vacancies in both Oregon U.S. Senate and U.S. House seats are filled by special election, with no ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul will have a decision to make now that Medical Aid in Dying legislation has passed the state Senate. S.138 ...

In a 17-12 party-line vote, Democrats approved Senate Bill 243 over Republican opposition. The bill would ban rapid-fire ...

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