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The legislature admitted Robert Parker was wrongly accused, admitting "31 years of damage wrongfully done." Parker would like the state to settle open lawsuits.

This ballot guide lists candidates who have at least one labor organization endorsing them — and who have opponents on the ballot.

Senators serve four-year terms with staggered elections, so only half the Senate’s 30 seats are up any given year. And the 2024 election is just a formality for ...

As book bans sweep across the nation, state legislatures are taking action, but concerns over the potential impact on libraries are surfacing alongside these

As he has the previous two state legislative sessions, Senator Lew Frederick of Portland will likely sponsor in 2025 a Black reparations bill. It’ll call legislators to respond to the

Half the seats in the Oregon Senate are up for election this year, and voters will send at least six new senators to Salem because of retirements and a law

Half the seats in the Oregon Senate are up for election this year, and voters will send at least six new senators to Salem because of retirements and a law

After a three-year experiment of decriminalizing drug possession, Oregon is reimposing new criminal penalties.

With the session over, the momentum moves to her office as she carefully reviews the legislation that was passed.

Oregon school districts would be unable to ban books simply because authors or characters are from protected classes.