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Details: Written by ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press; Published: 01 May 2021

Prosecutors levelled two criminal charges Friday against Rep. Mike Nearma, a Republican member of the Oregon House of Representatives who let far-right rioters into the state Capitol in December

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 30 April 2021

Photo/Miguel Bruna

The measure passed would prohibit public schools and employers from discriminating against hairstyles associated with race.

Details: Written by RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press; Published: 30 April 2021

Allocation decisions will be based on health care provider requests, in addition to population size of counties.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 29 April 2021

Oregon State Rep. Janelle Bynum

The nine bills headed to Senate are “foundational” rather than politically expedient, Bynum says.

Details: Written by By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press; Published: 28 April 2021

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The OR and WA governers are about to impose new restrictions again as infections and hospitalizations rise to alarming levels.

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 28 April 2021

Police officer who shot and killed a man has been hired by the Port of Portland Police Department while a criminal investigation continues.

Details: Written by By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America; Published: 26 April 2021

U.S. Census Bureau figures released Monday show the state’s population increased by 10% over the past decade to more than 4.2 million, enough to give it an additional congressional district for the first time in 40 years.

Details: Written by By SARA CLINE The Associated Press/Report for America; Published: 26 April 2021

Ahead of the Oregon Legislature’s final vote on two contentious gun bills, lawmakers from both parties have received death threats, intimidating messages and faced recall petitions.

Details: Written by By KYLE SPURR The Bulletin; Published: 26 April 2021

The Wienermobile, pulled into the Blockbuster parking lot to a crowd of about two dozen people taking pictures and singing, “I wish I were an Oscar Mayer Weiner.”

Details: Written by GENE JOHNSON and RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press; Published: 25 April 2021

The Washington Legislature on Saturday approved an overhaul of the state's approach to drug possession, after the Washington Supreme Court struck down its previous law as unconstitutional — a ruling that left no prohibition on having small amounts of drugs, even for kids