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State lawmakers are considering more than two dozen bills that could affect Oregonians who consume recreational and medical marijuana.

The DAIRY PRIDE Act will help keep the issue on FDA’s agenda during a transition in leadership.

City Council amended Albany Municipal Code 7.28.245 during its March 13 meeting, making prohibited camping a violation punishable by a fine of up to $100.

City Council amended Albany Municipal Code 7.28.245 during its March 13 meeting, making prohibited camping a violation punishable by a fine of up to $100.

Public agencies could pay a $200 fine for dragging out fulfilling public records requests.

SALEM — More than a year after sexual harassment at the Capitol came into public view, state Senate President Peter Courtney publicly apologized to victims in an emotional floor session Thursday.

Addresses concerns expressed by mitigation banks

Senator Ron Wyden will hold town halls in Lakeview and Klamath Falls on Friday, March 15, according to a news release.

LONG BEACH, Wash. — Robert and David Gudgell, former fishing boat operators for Pacific Salmon Charters, will need to update their resumes.

OLYMPIA — Agriculture figured prominently in a long debate in the House this week on whether to mandate more biofuels in gasoline and diesel fuel to resist climate change.

We're in the middle of Sunshine Week, the annual celebration of the idea that government works best when it works in the open. So it's appropriate that this week brings legislative hearings fo…

COOS BAY — Late Monday night, a Coos County Sheriff’s deputy witnessed a truck spin out of control when turning left onto Flanagan Road.

The Oregon Senate voted unanimously to repeal the crime of unlawfully hauling hay on March 7, largely because the misdemeanor is no longer feasible to commit.

July 2, 1965 — February 28, 2019

Former Klamath Union girls’ varsity basketball coach Jamie Medley pleaded not guilty in Klamath County Circuit Court Friday to one misdemeanor charge of harassment.

Owners of Mexican restaurant El Palacio filed a $11,750,000 federal lawsuit against Klamath Falls city officials alleging the city violated their 14th Amendment equal protection and due proces…

OLYMPIA — Senate Democrats passed a bill Wednesday to allow the Employment Security Department to tax farms that hire foreign workers, legislation that some Republicans said continues a patter…

Oregon might be on the verge of joining the resistance, and it's about time.

If legislators and other state officials aren't yet completely convinced that the time has come to fix the workplace culture at the Capitol, here's a figure that should be persuasive:

OLYMPIA — Senate Democrats are advancing a bill directing state agencies to base their rules, enforcement actions and funding decisions on “environmental justice.”

When wildfires erupt in the dry range and timber of southeast Oregon this summer, firefighters will have a ready-made place to rest, shower, eat and stage for suppression work.