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March 04, 2026
  • Gas tax leaders sue over moving referendum to May
  • Councilor works remotely from Spain
  • Largest teachers union decline to endorse in governor's race
  • Oregon lawmakers advance bill to revise campaign finance law
  • Big developments: gas tax, death tax, 3 Kotek setbacks
  • Starr slams Gov. Tina Kotek, Democrats over moving Oregon gas tax vote
  • Hotel tax increase with wolf cash passes House, heads to Senate
  • How Tina Kotek rigged the vote
  • Sen. Brock Smith runs for U.S. Senate
  • Bill requiring communication companies to comply with domestic violence warrants passes
  • Lawmakers pass bill to better track student absences
  • Oregon election calendar enters critical filing window for May 2026 Primary
  • Senate measure limiting corporate home purchases in Oregon advances
  • Keizer city councilor, admits ethics violation, faces fine
  • Oregon wine industry economic impact rises to $8.49B despite slower growth
  • Southern Oregon rancher seeks license for livestock auction
  • Governor to SOU: ‘I support finding a path for SOU's long-term financial health'
  • Reporter explains University of Oregon's medication abortion access
  • Serious injuries, deaths from e-scooter use alarm Oregon health officials
    • March 03, 2026
  • Kotek signs bill moving gas tax vote, critics say 'see you in court'
  • What lawmakers must do before session ends
  • Latino politician asked to say it ‘in English' — while speaking English
  • Map: Oregon gas tax hell
  • Oregon AG explains new privacy tool
  • Data centers cut from tax break bill — For now
  • Portland: $1,000 to homeowners who rent spare rooms
  • Kotek speed signs SB 1599 after delaying signing HB 3991 to hurt voters
  • Rep. Yunker: SB 1599 passes House. Voter rights being manipulated
  • Ethics commission to dismiss cases against 2 WashCo commissioners
  • Lawmakers consider bill to regulate license-plate cameras
  • Measure requires disclosure workers who rely on medicaid
  • Privacy advocates testify about Oregon license plate camera rules
  • Senate moves to penalize landlords divulging citizenship, private information
  • 9th Circuit affirms injunction protecting religious hiring policies
  • Judge weighs extending order limiting federal force outside Portland ICE facility
  • Oregon's historic tribal-state wildlife area plans have fallen apart
  • Klamath CC, SOU partnership makes education degrees accessible, affordable
  • BOLI reverses derelict vessel removal ruling.
    • March 02, 2026
  • Lawmakers unveil ODOT funding plan
  • House GOP saves vote to raise hotel tax, Dems defect
  • Despite earlier alarms, programs proceed largely unscathed
  • Oregon Democratic Party Chair talks role
  • 3 awful things from Oregon Iran protest
  • Late amendments: Who profits from Blazer arena remodel?
  • Oregon lawmakers call for oversight after troop deaths
  • Lawmakers: Many state agency jobs must go unfilled
  • Oregon Iranians celebrate Khamenei's death — emotional demonstration
  • Bill lets Eugene annex more land
  • Legislative Ag update 2/28
  • Stricter packaging requirements for marijuana edibles dies in legislature
  • Update on Oregon's recycling modernization act
  • ‘Childhood crisis': Oregon lawmakers consider AI safeguards for youth mental health
  • 2 weird signs found at Iran protest
  • Opinions differ on proposed motorized boat ban on upper Siletz River
  • Portland City Council creates new committee structure
  • Portland's polygamy law adds to growing status
  • TriMet rolls back more bus service today amid a budget crisis
  • New OSU iron nanomaterial wipes out cancer cells without harming healthy tissue
  • Portland Public Schools under Fed eye for Civil Rights complaint
  • Some PPS high school graduates still aren't prepared for college or a career