SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday to uphold voter-approved Ballot Measure 113. This ruling also upholds Secretary of State Lavonne Griffin-Valde’s previous ruling that nine Republican and one Independent state senators who participated in the legislative ...
OREGON – The 22nd annual State of Tobacco came out this week, and Oregon had one rank that stood out among the rest. While Oregon was one of the top states in the nation for categories like smoke free air ...
Author: Anthony Macuk (KGW) SALEM, Ore. — Oregon Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade announced Tuesday that she intends to enforce Measure 113 and disqualify candidates who violated the measure’s rules during the 2023 session. The move is likely to draw court ...
SALEM, Ore. – Governor Tina Kotek (D-Oregon) held a press conference to mark the end of this year’s legislative session. The session officially ended Sunday. Many bills were passed despite a six-week long senate republican walkout. Now, they’re all headed to ...
SALEM, Ore. – The GOP walkout in Salem continues and now 10 Republican senators have reached 10 or more unexcused absences. The main reason Republicans are denying the Oregon State Senate a quorum is House Bill 2002. They say it’s ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — After a wild end to the legislative session over the weekend, many Oregon lawmakers are back home. Although it’s the end of the legislative session, the conversation about cap and trade is far from over. Governor Kate ...
SALEM, Ore. — While Republican Senators still weren’t present Monday and weren’t over the weekend, there was still plenty of activity at the Capitol. House Republicans released a statement saying their counterparts in the senate walked out for many reasons, ...
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 ...