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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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A longtime proponent of taxes on beer and wine is now in charge of a state task force studying the public health impacts of alcohol abuse and whether to raise alcohol taxes for addiction treatment.
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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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Five Republican senators are suing to overturn Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade’s ruling that they can’t run for reelection.
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A federal judge late on Wednesday rejected a request to restore to the ballot three Republican senators who are barred from running for reelection because they participated in a six-week walkout.
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A bipartisan pair of Oregon state senators will try again to give retired veterans an income tax break after running out of time in the most recent legislative session.
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Oregon’s top elected officials pledged to spend millions of dollars on winter road maintenance after dire warnings from the state Department of Transportation that highways would go unplowed because of a budget shortfall.
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As parts of Oregon begin seeing their first heavy snowfall of the season, state officials are looking for new ways to fund winter road maintenance across the state.
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The state’s approach to funding K-12 education is not easy to comprehend, and the Portland Public Schools strike has shoved the thorny issue into the political spotlight.
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As the Portland teachers’ strike continues into its third week, a trio of Republican lawmakers plan to introduce a bill banning Oregon teachers from striking.
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The latest state revenue forecast predicts an additional $335 million in the current budget, driven by income taxes from wealthier Oregonians and surging corporate profits.
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Morgan, a Republican from Grants Pass, has served in the Legislature since 2021.
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The federal lawsuit joins an ongoing state case from Republican senators who want to run for reelection despite a voter-approved amendment to the state constitution.
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After two failed runs for Congress, former Army National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos is running for the state House from southern Oregon.