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Some Oregon House Republicans boycott floor session after committee transportation debate
Transportation bill sponsor resigns from committee after complaint filed against him With less than one week left in ...
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Oregon House passes bill to tax oral nicotine products, direct funds to wildfire mitigation
The Oregon House in a 37-8 vote on Monday passed a bill to create a new tax on ...
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No relief coming for Oregon’s struggling pharmacies as bill fails
Lawmakers couldn’t find a compromise on a bill to regulate pharmacy benefit managers Oregon lawmakers’ latest attempt ...
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Clackamas County taps levy funds to address sheriff’s office shortfall
The Clackamas County Board of Commissioners agreed to allocate $1 million from a public safety levy, as well ...
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Oregon Health Authority seeking public input on Providence home health and hospice deal
The Oregon Health Authority is seeking public input on a proposal from Compassus, a home health provider, to acquire ...
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Oregon lawmakers scale back proposal for unemployment strike payments amid blowback
A watered-down bill extending unemployment benefits to striking public and private employees will need to once again clear ...
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Republican tax bill could slash billions for Oregon Health Plan, state officials say
The federal tax bill would penalize Oregon for offering Medicaid coverage regardless of citizenship status, and for abortion ...
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Clackamas County commission, sheriff’s office at odds over budget
Though Clackamas County has recently championed its status as the only one of the three major counties not ...
Climate
Merkley warns of ‘tumultuous’ fire season amid federal cuts to wildfire support
Officials across Oregon say they will have enough firefighters on hand to battle expected wildfires this summer, but ...
Business
Progress for revamped Portland International Airport? The sky’s the limit
The years-long project to revamp the Portland International Airport reached another milestone, the week of May 19, when ...