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Oregon bans PFAS in food containers

Lawmakers say the legislation was “a long time coming"

Salon · May 9, 2023

GOP boycott in Oregon halts bills on guns, abortion and more

Republican members of the Oregon Senate have extended their boycott into a second day, delaying bills on gun safety, abortion rights and gender-affirming health care

The Independent UK · May 4, 2023

Oregon secretary of state resigns due to marijuana job

Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan has announced her resignation amid sharp criticism from both Republicans and Democrats for having moonlighted as a highly-paid consultant to a marijuana business

The Independent UK · May 2, 2023

Oregon secures 3-year supply of abortion-inducing medication

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek says she has directed the state to obtain a supply of the most commonly used abortion medication in the U.S. amid fears that a court ruling could restrict access to it

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2023

Governors push faster construction to meet housing needs

PORTLAND, Oregon — Dick Anderson, a Republican state senator from coastal Oregon, has a chart and a readymade joke to illustrate the housing crisis facing his state. Up until 2006, his figures show, home building was on an upward trajectory in Oregon. But once he retired from a career in…

Tribune News Service · Mar 30, 2023

Oregon lawmakers approve $200M for housing, homelessness

Oregon lawmakers have approved $200 million to tackle the state's homelessness and housing crises

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023

Oregon, a hotbed of extremism, seeks to curb paramilitaries

Oregon's Legislature is considering a bill that experts say would create the nation’s most comprehensive law against paramilitary activity

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2023

Oregon’s top liquor official resigns after admitting to hoarding rare bourbon from state warehouse

Officials bought rare bottles from state warehouse, investigation found

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023

Love of rare liquor lands Oregon officials in criminal probe

The Oregon Department of Justice is opening a criminal investigation into allegations that senior officials in the state’s alcohol regulatory agency violated ethics laws by diverting rare bourbons for personal use

The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2023

Heads may roll in Oregon agency due to love for rare bourbon

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has asked the board of commissioners of the state’s marijuana and alcohol regulating authority to remove its executive director and other leaders who allegedly abused their position for personal gain

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023