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Drazan Blasts ODOT Messaging After Legislative Failure
As the agency prepares for layoffs, the House Republican leader chastises the department’s director.
Feds Say Robert Pamplin Jr. Dragged His Feet in Making Pensioners Whole
The industrialist admitted violation pension laws. As he slowly makes reparations, other creditor are coming for him.
Mysterious Liquor Privatization Initiative Moves Forward
The Oregon Beer & Wine Distributors Association, which has opposed previous privatization attempts and opposes this one also is mystified by who might bankroll it.
ODOT Layoffs Will Hit Key Democratic Constituency
SEIU represents half of the Oregon Department of Transportation’s nearly 5,000 employees.
Controversial Willamette Falls Funding Proceeds
The project rests in the district of Salem’s most powerful lawmaker.
Kotek Vetoes Three Bills Relating to Child Welfare
Gov. Tina Kotek issued three vetoes on June 24, all for bills related to child welfare and the Oregon Department of Human Services.
Prevailing Wage Expansion Advances With Key Questions Unanswered
Trade unions strongly support extending higher-wage requirements to off-site fabrication, but lawmakers—and legislative lawyers—don’t know whether or how the state would enforce the proposed law.
Poll Shows Voters Aren’t Worried About Oregon Roads and Don’t Want to Pay to Fix Them
As lawmakers prepare to vote on the session’s signature legislation, Republicans are furious and some Democrats are skeptical.
GOP Candidate for Governor Gets First Big Check
Marion County Commissioner Danielle Bethell gains support from a top Republican donor.
Time Running Out on a Bill That Could Help Wildfire Victims
As the 2025 legislative session lurches toward its conclusion, a bipartisan bill aimed at speeding wildfire damage payouts remains stalled in committee.
Senate President Boots Dissident Senator Off Transportation Committee, Appoints Himself in Bid to Save Bill
Senate President Rob Wagner (D-Lake Oswego) exercised the power of his office this afternoon in a fraught moment for the legislative session’s signature policy bill.
Grand Ronde Seek to Block State Funding of Other Tribes’ Proposed Land Acquisition at Willamette Falls
The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon is urging Gov. Tina Kotek to slow walk a request from Willamette Falls Trust for up to $75 million in state funding to buy land near the falls.
As Evictions Soar, State to Slash Financial Support for Tenants
Lawmakers advance a proposed budget with a nearly 75% reduction in funds for preventing eviction and homelessness.
New Lawsuit Aims to Clarify Whether State Bond Dollars Trigger Prevailing Wages
The stakes are enormous for the development of affordable housing.
OLCC Ratifies Bottle Bill Changes
Lawmakers made changes in response to pushback from stores and their neighbors fed up with collateral damage from Oregon’s iconic environmental measure.