Author: Anthony Macuk (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler has confirmed that the first of six planned large-scale sanctioned homeless camping sites will be located in inner Southeast Portland on a vacant lot near Powell Boulevard and 13th ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The White House is urging states to crack down on junk fees. The push is part of President Joe Biden’s government-wide effort to reduce or eliminate hidden charges tacked on at the time of payment that jack ...
Author: Bryant Clerkley (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Oregon lawmakers are once again discussing a bill that would allow drivers to pump their own gas. House Bill 2426 would require gas stations to keep half their pumps for attendants. “It ...
Author: Mike Benner (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Oregon is far from immune to this country’s fentanyl epidemic. The state is first in the nation for addiction rates and last for access to drug treatment, and the influx of cheap, ...
(KGW) The bill did see some modifications after pushback from the public employees union, seemingly carving out a spot for workers who work out of state for a job-related reason. Regardless, it has the bipartisan support to pass in the ...
Author: Blair Best (KGW) SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — Talk on the streets of Old Town Wednesday morning had a hopeful tone as homeless people discussed a new legislative proposal introduced in Salem: monthly payments of $1,000 given out to certain low-income ...
WATCH: Portland NBC affiliate KGW touched on Oregon’s budget, which is starting to take shape between Gov. Tina Kotek’s recommendations and a group of legislators. A lot of viewers were fans of Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Steiner, who has been urging ...
Author: Alma McCarty (KGW) SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — This legislative session, lawmakers in Oregon are grappling with how to solve a staffing shortage in healthcare. Both workers and hospital administrators agree there’s a crisis, but disagree on a bill that ...
(KGW) WATCH: Lawmakers in Salem discuss plans they argue could make things dramatically easier to build housing in Oregon. ...
Author: Pat Dooris, Jamie Parfitt SALEM, Ore. — Last week, the Idaho House of Representatives did something fairly unprecedented. The chamber voted to approve a resolution authorizing them to enter talks about annexing a bunch of Oregon counties — the ...