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SALEM — A trio of bills that seek to end Oregon’s “timber wars” have won bipartisan support from state lawmakers, who confirmed the previously negotiated compromises by wide margins.
SALEM — Oregon’s regulatory system for importing livestock won’t be affected by a recently approved bill intended to thwart diseases that pass from animals to humans.
Protect people, wildlife Vehicle collisions with wildlife in Oregon are expensive — in lives and money. Anyone who has been in a collision with wildlife knows how scary and potentially deadly it ...
SALEM — Bills aimed at fighting illegal marijuana are gaining traction in Oregon, where new laws would increase scrutiny of legal cannabis licenses and water deliveries.
The bill also strengthens state agency coordination to prevent the spread of zoonotic diseases, such as COVID-19.