Former House Minority Leader Christine Drazan, R-Canby is headed to the state Senate after beating out two opponents for the seat of former Sen. Daniel Bonham, R-The Dalles, in a Thursday meeting where she sought to dispel county commissioners’ concerns that a potential run for Oregon governor in 2026 could distract her from the role. […]
This is a developing story and will be updated. The Oregon Senate on Monday in a 18-11 vote passed a long-awaited transportation bill that would update the state’s funding sources for road maintenance and operations. House Bill 3991 would raise about $4.3 billion over the next 10 years to fund road maintenance and operations by […]
Senate Minority Leader Daniel Bonham, R-The Dalles, is stepping down from Republican leadership on Monday, his colleagues said, leaving the door open for a new leader and spurring speculation about his future plans. Republican senators are set to vote today for their next caucus leadership, and many in the group have known for more than […]
Introducing vaccine-related legislation is the political equivalent of swatting a hornets’ nest; regardless of what the legislation does, it’s guaranteed to bring out emotional and passionate advocates. That was the case last week, when a bill that would require medical professionals to give more information before immunizing a patient had a hearing in the Senate Committee on Health Care.
