SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon house votes to expel Representative Mike Nearman. The Republican legislator from Independence, Oregon appeared to intentionally let a group of protesters into the locked Capitol building in December. This makes State Representative Nearman the first ...

SALEM, Ore. – Oregon’s BIPOC lawmakers came together Tuesday in remembrance of the murder of George Floyd. They started their meeting with a moment of silence for George Floyd. They also talked about how Oregon can make policing better, especially with ...

O’BRIEN, Ore. – An O’Brien resident is asking for help in stopping illegal cannabis grows in rural Josephine Co. Something he told NBC5 News, has gotten worse over the past 3 years. He’s reaching out to state, federal even local ...

Senate Bill 554 appears on its way to becoming law, but it doesn’t come without controversy. Ashland Democratic State Senator Jeff Golden said the goal of the bill is to reduce gun violence. “My plea to people if they’re upset ...

MEDFORD, Ore. – The Oregon House passed a bill this week allowing cities to regulate when and where people can sleep on public property. The caveat, those rules must be objectively reasonable. The proposed legislation protects communities from anti-camping policies. ...

SALEM, Ore. – A timber tax is under discussion in Salem this legislative session. House Bill 2379 would impose a severance tax on timber owners at the time of harvest. That money would go into a statewide Emergency Wildfire Fund. ...

MEDFORD, Ore. – Oregon’s newest legislators were sworn-in Monday morning. The legislature is preparing for a unique session beginning next week. It’ll feature a mixture of in-person and virtual meetings. The Oregon capitol welcoming in a new batch of freshmen ...

MEDFORD, Ore. – With protests not only on the nation’s capital but Oregon’s Capitol, state legislators said they’re apprehensive about starting the session in a couple of weeks. With some federal and state buildings being used as a site for ...

MEDFORD, Ore. – Unity was on lawmakers’ minds Monday during the third special session of the year. They passed 4 major policies focusing mainly on the pandemic. “A lot of work happened [before] the session with the governor and leadership, ...

SALEM, Ore.- When Governor Kate Brown called a long-anticipated special session, the one-day limit put pressure on law makers to take action. “When the governor decided not to call a session where we could all operate completely remotely, it was ...

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