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The 15-member panel of business and labor leaders proposed four modest tax code changes, replacing the Climate Protection Program, and some less controversial reforms.

An aging population, lack of rural treatment and health care, low alcohol taxes, and a pervasive drinking culture all contribute to the high death rates.

The agency missed its job creation target nine out of the past 10 years. The solution: a lower target.

Air conditioning, especially in the Willamette Valley, has become a public health necessity rather than a consumer preference, says Vivek Shandas.

Spurred by fed-up, online-activated citizens, local governments around the state are now exploring ways to roll back incentives.

Oregon now has the nation’s 11th-oldest population, and more Oregonians in their prime earning years move out of state than comparable newcomers move in.

Southern Oregon University went from failing to an A in three years.

“Our inability to know if there is broad consensus among this legislative body before we are in the middle of a public process is leading to moments of embarrassment.”

Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission efforts to police bars that sell booze to minors have nosedived over the past 12 months.

Gov. Tina Kotek directed Oregon Driver & Motor Vehicle Services on May 29 to stop issuing undercover license plates to U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.

Kate Sinner, a longtime Salem insider, replaces the agency’s embattled boss.

Plaintiffs say Judge Anna Joyce’s previous work for PacifiCorp makes her ruling against them unfair.