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A sweeping bill intended to guarantee access to abortion and gender-affirming care in Oregon received its first hearing in the state House.

Patients with a history of opioid use would get increased access to overdose reversal medications under a bill backed by Gov. Tina Kotek and top legislative leaders.

ONTARIO — Ontario residents will get the rare opportunity to host the Oregon Legislature’s Joint Ways and Means Committee during its tour through the state this April where it will

The Oregon Legislature’s Joint Ways and Means Committee has scheduled a series of public hearings about the state budget.

AMHERST — State Sen. Jo Comerford says the state is not meeting the school funding needs of smaller, middle-income communities such as Amherst, Northampton and Hadley, and she’s pledging to push for more financial support for western Massachusetts.“I...

WARWICK — State Sen. Jo Comerford, attending Monday’s Selectboard meeting remotely, shared members’ concerns about the detection of forever chemicals in a test well on a property the town seized due to failure to pay property taxes.The Northampton...

AMHERST — Better funding for roads and education, along with restructuring the payment in lieu of taxes program for state-owned property in Amherst to better account for the impacts of the University of Massachusetts, are among requests Amherst...

AMHERST — Clare Higgins, the executive director of Community Action Pioneer Valley, was blunt when describing the current crisis in retaining and finding early education staff.“They can’t pay the rent or feed their families with gift cards and...

The approach of the first "witching hour" at the end of this week has injected the Oregon Legislatures session with a "do-or-die" attitude among lawmakers, lobbyists and activists.

AMHERST — Better funding for roads and education, along with restructuring the payment in lieu of taxes program for state-owned property in Amherst to better account for the impacts of the University of Massachusetts, are among requests Amherst...