Oregon lawmakers could try again to streamline the state capitol’s process for reporting, investigating and punishing harassment, retaliation and abuse in the wake of growing questions over how best to most efficiently enforce misconduct rules. State lawmakers sitting on the Joint Committee on Conduct on Monday discussed an annual equity office report, released last month, […]

Legislative budget writers propose leaving more than 130 state jobs vacant, spending less on services and supplies and moving around not-yet-promised money within public agencies to rebalance Oregon’s budget and close a large funding gap at the transportation department. The moves should cover the state general fund’s remaining $128 million deficit during the next 18 […]