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The equivalent of about 460 full-time public defenders work in Oregon, and many of them have said they’re considering leaving their jobs if the state won’t pay them competitive wages.

House Republicans have held up a vote on a package full of climate bills, claiming a substantive word was changed too late in the process.

This session, immigrants and dozens of advocacy groups had hoped to get a bill passed to provide food assistance for tens of thousands of Oregon residents currently excluded because of

As Oregon House Bill (HB) 3627 – a bill appropriating $10.4 billion to the State School Fund (SSF) for the 2023 and 2024 school years – stalls in state legislature,

As Oregon House Bill (HB) 3627 – a bill appropriating $10.4 billion to the State School Fund (SSF) for the 2023 and 2024 school years – stalls in state legislature,

Despite the walkout, school districts are working on their budgets based on the $9.9 billion proposed by Gov. Tina Kotek.

An early literacy bill that initially had widespread support is now facing pushback from education advocates who say they disagree with how the bill would be funded.

Breakfast and lunch could be free for all students in Portland Public Schools by the 2024-2025 school year, under a proposed $17 million funding boost to the state school nutrition fund.

An early literacy bill that initially had widespread support is now facing pushback from education advocates who say they disagree with how the bill would be funded.

Senate Bill 337 has been introduced and advanced in the state legislature, aimed at putting an end to the critical shortage of public defense officers in Oregon.