Republicans during Oregon’s 2026 legislative session repeatedly criticized Democrats, who hold the majority in the Legislature, for not working across the aisle on measures such as moving the date of a gas tax referendum and policies they said conflict with President Donald Trump’s tax and immigration agenda. Democrats hold 18 of 30 seats in the […]
Oregon lawmakers proposed hundreds of bills in the packed, five-week-long legislative session that wrapped on Friday, March 6, including dozens that failed to cross the finish line.
A Democratic Oregon state senator who interrupted and raised his voice at a Republican state representative during a contentious debate last June was disrespectful but didn’t break the Legislature’s anti-discrimination policies, the Senate Conduct Committee determined Wednesday evening. The complaint stems from a verbal altercation in a public meeting over transportation funding. It highlighted a […]
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Free news from Congressman Cliff Bentz:Â This legislation includes funding for the Department of Defense (DOD); Financial Services and General Government (FSGG); the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education; National Security; the Department of State and Related Programs (NSRP); and Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD).
(The Center Square) - A bipartisan group of lawmakers grilled leaders of Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery Tuesday about antitrust concerns over their planned merger .
(The Center Square) – Dozens of Republicans are demanding that the U.S. Senate take up House-passed legislation implementing election security reforms – and they’re willing to restructure filibuster rules to ensure it succeeds.Â
(The Center Square) – The U.S. House passed a critical government funding package along bipartisan lines in a nail-biter Tuesday vote, sending it to the president’s desk.
Whether you’re wondering when the state will finally fix that pothole, whether new restrictions on artificial intelligence are coming or if tips will be taxed despite new federal policies, what happens at the Oregon Capitol has impacts on all Oregonians. On Monday, the Oregon Legislature convened in Salem for a month-long legislative session, during which […]
Free news: Hood River County Town Hall, 11 a.m. at the Mt. Hood Town Hall, 6575 Hwy 35, Mt. Hood; Wasco County Town Hall, 2 p.m. at the Mid-Columbia Senior Center, 1112 W. Ninth St., The Dalles.
