(See the sidebar below for details about the bills.) Senate Bill 348would build upon Measure 114 by requiring gun purchasers to obtain a permit and undergo a safety course. It would enact requirements resembling those in Measure 114, while adding timelines. For example, the permit system to p...
Oregon currently has a single-operator system, but there are bills being proposed to expand into a system of multiple operators. Online gaming sites may be restricted in the state, but there are plenty of offshore online casinos available to choose from....
Oregon Legislature examines new bills addressing pertinent issuesMeghann Cuniff
That approach could soon be a reality statewide.A billthat passed the Legislature in its final hours last week directs the state’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission to create a direct admissions pathway for Oregon’s 24 community col...
There were nine Oregon Republicans and an independent who clocked at least 10 absences during this year's legislative session in order to block Democratic bills covering abortion, transgender health care and gun rights.The walkout preventeda quorum, holding up bills in t...
The Oregon Supreme Court has heard arguments in a lawsuit filed by Republican state senators who boycotted the Legislature earlier this year and want to run for reelection.
Oregon - Education, Universities, Colleges: The first free public school system in Oregon was created by the territorial legislature in 1849. In 1951 the legislature established a board of education, appointed by the governor. The constitution provides f
United States Senate, one of the two houses of the legislature (Congress) of the United States, established in 1789 under the Constitution. Each state elects two senators for six-year terms. The terms of about one-third of the Senate membership expire every two years, earning the chamber th...
s staff of wage investigators had decreased over the last two decades, according to a 2019 analysis by the Oregon Center for Public Policy, a nonprofit that is one of the members of Oregon’s Coalition to Stop Wage Theft. In the last two years, the Legislature h...
People who are currently or were previously homeless wrote the Legislature to support the bill. “There is absolutely no good reason to perform camp sweeps without proper notice. Performing a sweep effectively evicts people from their homes. Personal belongings are often confiscated and throw...