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Oregonians continue to report issues receiving paid leave or unemployment benefits and difficulty in contacting OED to resolve those issues.

New report tallies growth in spending that lagged overall inflation, showing impact of efforts to address spread of virus

HB 4149 will provide Oregon with enforcement authority, requiring PBMs to be licensed by the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services starting Jan. 1, 2025.

An effort to switch Oregon to permanent standard time will live to see another day after hitting a temporary roadblock on Tuesday, Feb. 20, when the state Senate split evenly

A severe lack of affordable housing has prompted Oregon lawmakers to consider chipping away at a 1970s law that made the state a national leader in leveraging land use policy to prevent suburban sprawl and conserve nature and agriculture. The so-called urban growth boundary, a sacred cow of Oregon’s liberal politics, helped to cement the

Facing a housing shortage, Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill that would tweak the states pioneering land use law. The 1973 law placed growth boundaries on cities to prevent urban

PORTLAND — A severe lack of affordable housing has prompted Oregon lawmakers to consider chipping away at a 1970s law that made the state a national leader in leveraging land

A severe lack of affordable housing has prompted Oregon lawmakers to consider chipping away at a 1970s law that made the state a national leader in leveraging land use policy to prevent suburban sprawl and conserve nature and agriculture. The so-called urban growth boundary, a sacred cow of Oregon’s liberal politics, helped to cement the state's green reputation and has been “extremely influential” in its development, said Megan Horst, an urban planning professor at Po...

State officials have signed up for a three-month summer food program that would benefit nearly 300,000 children in Oregon.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A severe lack of affordable housing has prompted Oregon lawmakers to consider chipping away at a 1970s law that made the state a national leader in leveraging land use policy to prevent suburban sprawl and conserve nature and agriculture. The so-called urban growth boundary, a sacred cow of Oregon’s liberal politics, […]