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February 07, 2026
  • (red alert) Bill hearing for gas tax swap Monday. Please testify!
  • Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek among most unpopular governors. See ranking
  • Oregon senators introduce legislation to ban ICE from using facial recognition tech
  • Lars Larson: Oregon stops punishing adults for telling kids to skip school
  • Oregon's Death Tax: fair share or final penalty? State's most controversial levy
  • Will Oregon save its climate or destroy its economy?
  • Dexter denied entry to facility holding Oregon Family
  • Kotek bill would allow cities another growth boundary expansion for housing
  • Legislative ag update 2/7
  • OR Supreme Court ruling: More than 1,400 criminal cases dismissed statewide
  • Oregon advocates drop transgender rights ballot measure
  • Oregon House Republicans test rule barring political donations during session
  • Oregon livestock pregnancy check proposal reprised after veto
  • Poll: Oregonians optimism hits 20-year low
  • Public Safety vs. Public Health: Oregon needle exchange bill sparks heated debate
  • The truth on voter ID
  • Wyden's letter to CIA director
  • Somehow, Portland Is sitting on $106M in unspent housing dollars
  • Here's when Oregon athletes will compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics
    • February 06, 2026
  • Raiding climate fund to bail out Blazers?
  • PPS calls Legislature to stop cuts — Heated $$ Debate
  • Rally to disconnect from the fed tax code
  • 6 bad bills in 1 week (kicker, gas tax, biz tax, guns)
  • Kotek, 31 mayors call ICE to halt all enforcement
  • Back to court after Trump axes salmon deal
  • SB 1599 swaps gas tax vote — yet it's hidden from public
  • Activists demand Portland revoke ICE permit
  • Agency failed to spend preschool funds
  • Contentious Deschutes Co district map heads to voters
  • Five weeks, 260 bills: Short session underway
  • Lawmakers push to compensate wrongly convicted
  • Lloyd Center Has Celebrated Its Last Christmas
  • OR bill would block National Guard deployment
  • OR leaders demand halt to immigration enforcement
  • OR Supreme Court Limits Prosecution Time
  • Portland to investigate unspent funds
  • Revenue outlook is better than expected
  • School alert system for ICE activity?
  • WS Journal touts Oregon gas tax revolt
  • ‘OPB Politics Now': Lawmakers begin session
    • February 05, 2026
  • Oregon Motor Voter program updated (after 1K+ error)
  • Bill requires gender-neutral restroom signs
  • Nike: Fed probe into DEI discrimination
  • (hearing) $400M backdoor tax on business
  • (hearing today) Make it easier to sue business
  • (hearing) 83% hotel tax hike for wildlife
  • Dems eye blue wave to unseat Bentz
  • Portland Schools beg for state help — $50M shortfall
  • Battle over agritourism
  • Bill to approve self-driving Waymo cars
  • Bill would allow big changes to university system
  • Bill would fast-track renewable energy projects
  • Bill Would Reduce Funding for Medical Residencies
  • Corporate profits lessen state budget squeeze
  • Deschutes County sheriff race heats up
  • Drug Market Moves Into Apartment Building
  • Fed package includes $100 million for I-5 light rail
  • Judge restricts warrantless ICE arrests in OR
  • Lawmaker pushes tear gas ban
  • Lawsuit targets 6,000 acres of thinning in S. OR
  • Lloyd Center to close in 2026
  • MultCo Chair favors Blazers stadium funding
  • Portland finds additional $15 million for housing
  • Rep. Elmer: On the latest forecast
  • Salem-Keizer schools could axe 100+ jobs