GRANTS PASS, Ore. – State Representative Christine Goodwin (R-Canyonville) announced her decision to run for the Republican nomination for the Oregon State Senate Wednesday. Oregon Senate District 2 is comprised of communities in Josephine, Southern Douglas, and Northern Jackson Counties. ...
Author: KGW Staff SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — The Oregon Senate voted Thursday to fine state senators $325, starting Monday, for each day their absence restricts the Senate from establishing a quorum. The GOP walkout began May 3 and is currently in ...
Author: Jamie Parfitt (KGW) SALEM, Ore. (KGW) – As a walkout led by Oregon Senate Republicans drags on, grinding legislative business in the chamber to a halt, there’s an increasing risk that hundreds of bills — many of them broadly ...
Author: Blair Best (KGW) SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — It’s been one week since Oregon Senate Republicans staged a walkout protesting what they’re calling violations of Senate rules. The Senate Republican office told KGW Tuesday that it will last until discussion ...
Author: Evan Watson (KGW) SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — Oregon Democrats want to change the state constitution to ensure the right to abortion, the right to same-sex marriage and gender-affirming care. Despite Oregon’s already-strong protections and laws in these areas. Advocates say ...
Author: Anthony Macuk (KGW) SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — Oregon’s 82nd Legislative Assembly is about to get underway, kicking off a nearly six-month legislative session that aims to tackle some of the state’s biggest ongoing challenges. One of the biggest changes ...
SALEM, Ore.- State legislators are considering a bill that would prohibit the concealed carry of firearms in public buildings. A Senate committee heard public testimony on the bill yesterday and thousands of Oregonians voiced their opinions. Many of them opposed ...
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 ...
SALEM, Ore. — With Oregon’s legislative short session adjourning yesterday, many bills effectively died on the floor. This comes after subpoenaed republicans didn’t show up to work in the second week of their walkout over the controversial cap and trade ...
SALEM, Ore. — For the second time this legislative session Oregon Senate Republicans walked out of the Capitol, some even left the state. That prevented Democrats from establishing a quorum and voting on House Bill 2020 Thursday. It lays out a ...