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SALEM — As hundreds of thousands of Oregonians face a 40% decrease in their food budgets, Gov. Tina Kotek urged the Legislature to give millions to the Oregon Food Bank.

State economists predict Oregon lawmakers will have $500 million more to work with than they previously estimated.

State lawmakers want Oregon to build a pipeline that allows the state to have enough nurses to care for patients.

A loan program intended to prevent a cash crunch for Oregon farmers paying higher overtime wages has landed before the key budget-setting Joint Ways and Means Committee.

Housing, homelessness, behavioral health and expanding Oregon’s semiconductor industry will take center stage.

Housing, homelessness, behavioral health and expanding Oregon’s semiconductor industry will take center stage in the 2023 legislative session against the backdrop of a challenging budget.

Oregon has been in a housing crisis for years. State economists say the state is short about 111,000 homes needed for current residents. When economists considered future growth, a 2021 analysis sugge...

Oregon’s gubernatorial race pits three candidates with two climate philosophies and asks one policy question to voters in November: How green is green enough? Wildfires loom, groundwater is disappeari...

A new election forecast says there’s wobble in Democrats’ 40-year hold on the Oregon governor’s office, even as Republicans hit a historic low point along the West Coast.

A new election forecast says theres wobble in Democrats 40-year hold on the Oregon governors office, even as Republicans hit a historic low point along the West Coast.The Center for