The report coincided with the state filing a third lawsuit against President Donald Trump over import taxes.

Oregon wildfires are bringing dangerous air quality to the Portland metro area. Experts share steps to seal your home, adjust HVAC systems, and filter smoke particles.

Regardless of where you live, wildfires can impact your way of life. Whether a fire is threatening your property or home, or smoke from a fire miles away is affecting your health or daily routine, wildfires know no boundaries.

May housing starts fell to the lowest level since the pandemic disrupted construction six years ago, the U.S. Census Bureau announced Tuesday. Builder confidence has dropped recently because of…

Oregon has not recorded a confirmed pesticide-related bee kill since 2020. Oregon State University researchers discuss the education, research and conservation efforts helping protect pollinators.

GRESHAM — When her son began receiving free books in the mail at his grandmother’s Washington house, Claire Catt jumped into action. A mother of two “program graduates” from a program which now…

Legislative leaders said their focus was to spending on public safety, including drought and wildfire preparedness and response.

Attorney General Dan Rayfield says the federal government is not doing enough to fight monopolies and mergers.

Several new Oregon State laws took effect on June 5. Here's a look at some of the ones you should know.

A team from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board arrived in Longview last week to lead an investigation into the fatal chemical tank there. If President Donald Trump’s proposed budget is approved, funding…

The Flex Lending program lets low income borrowers to buy homes in the Beaver State with minimal cash upfront and lower interest rates.

Oregon lawmakers passed three new healthcare laws in 2026 strengthening access to abortion, gender-affirming care and vaccines under Trump.

Residents of a retirement mobile home park in West Eugene are working to buy their own community after it was put up for sale by its out of state owners.

Oregon’s top economists said oil prices are creating a “new economic reality” to grapple with, including rising inflation.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon took heat Thursday over forthcoming changes to the federal student loan system that will impose new borrowing limits for professional and graduate…

Gov. Tina Kotek and other Oregon leaders stepped in to lobby PeaceHealth after it resisted requests to let state regulators review the deal.

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As wait times in emergency rooms increase, lawmakers want urgent care clinics to meet minimum standards for reliable care.

Several key immigration bills have been approved by Oregon lawmakers but others are still making their way through the Legislature as the session's end nears.

Disconnecting Oregon’s tax code from three federal provisions will allow the state to lower taxes for 200,000 households.

Nearly 30,000 K-12 students attended a summer learning program in 2025, and many showed learning gains and credit recovery towards graduation

The City Club of Eugene hosts Julie Fahey (D), Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives, and Sen. Floyd Prozanski (D) District 4 for a public forum examining priorities and challenges facing…

House Speaker Julie Fahey (D-Eugene) and Senate President Rob Wagner. (D-Lake Oswego) discuss their work on short-term transportation funding, addressing a significant state budget shortfall, and responding to increased immigration enforcement.

House Minority Leader Lucetta Elmer, R-McMinnville, and House Speaker Julie Fahey, D-Eugene, share with us their respective priorities for the short Oregon legislative session which kicks off on Feb…

The family’s detention drew statewide attention because they were detained while seeking urgent care for Diana’s prolonged nosebleed

On this edition, we talk with Oregon Speaker of the House, Julie Fahey about the upcoming legislative short session where state politicians are looking to protect Oregon from federal overreach. And…

Between 15,000 and 25,000 Lane County Medicaid members have doctors or clinics that are out of network as PacificSource shifts to Trillium. Trillium is working to bring more providers into its…

The Secure Rural Schools act provides tens of millions each year to schools and communities across the West.

Pineros Y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste, Oregon’s farmworkers union, inspired the events. Thursday’s demonstrations will be the first in a series of monthly actions that call on community members…

The submission will likely ensure a gas tax increase approved by lawmakers this year doesn’t take effect.

Discover the key positive trends shaping Oregon in 2025 — from higher real incomes and reduced poverty to a quiet wildfire season, and signs of progress in housing production. A data-driven look at…

Oregon's a part of at least 45 lawsuits against the Trump administration, often teaming up with other states to prevent federal funding cuts.

Oregon lawmakers asked all state agencies to create lists of ways to cut 5% of their legislatively approved budgets.

Oregon agrees to backfill $7.5 million in lost Planned Parenthood dollars after Congress approved a bill blocking access to Medicaid funds.

The Oregon Department of Human Services announced that people who receive SNAP food assistance would receive 100% of their November benefits on Friday.

The appeals court overturned the ruling of a lower court judge in Oregon, which could pave the way for President Trump to deploy the National Guard to Portland.