The proposed increases included doubling license fees for psilocybin-related businesses as a novel Oregon program faces a projected shortfall of millions of dollars.

State regulators have backed off pursuing sizable fee increases on Oregon’s magic mushroom businesses after dire warnings from the legal psilocybin industry that it would buckle under the added…

State regulators are seeking steep fee hikes on Oregon’s nascent psilocybin industry, a move that critics say would push the already high price tag of a legal mushroom trip even higher while causing m...

The state has given developers an unprecedented $1.4 billion, and the cost of developing each subsidized apartment has nearly doubled. But, thanks to a carve-out in its public records law, Oregon does...

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Jake Thomas writes about efforts to expand democratic decision-making in Oregon beyond elected representatives.

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Jake Thomas writes about efforts to expand democratic decision-making in Oregon beyond elected representatives.

Sadie Sink, a natural redhead, wore faux red locks in her Marvel debut, leaving some viewers questioning the choice.

A state board in charge of developing a universal health plan for all Oregonians will delay the release of its final report to lawmakers, citing uncertainty over how to pay for it.  The Universal Heal...

Oregon Connects is one of several new nonprofits registered by the Data Center Coalition, an industry group backed by major tech companies.

Nonprofit service centers could see annual fees quadruple, while other businesses could have costs double

Apparently the Trump administration is just calling anything it doesn’t like “DEI.”

Nonprofit service centers could see annual fees quadruple, while other businesses could have costs double

State regulators are seeking steep fee hikes on Oregon’s nascent psilocybin industry, a move that critics say would push the already high price tag of a legal mushroom trip even higher while causing m...

In the "ideal" world of Doug Wilson, who also is Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's spiritual adviser, Latter-day Saints would not be allowed to hold office. Why? Because, in Wilson's view, they are not Christians.

Women inside some Northwest Buddhist centers say the faith has long struggled to stop predatory behavior by spiritual leaders, and in some cases brushed it aside.

As America races toward its 250th birthday, Thomas Paine is the Founding Father to cast our lot with.

The U.S. Postal Service won’t deliver mail ballots in states that refuse to turn over lists of voters under a proposed rule, the agency’s chief executive said Wednesday, angering Democrats who warn th...

The Federal Trade Commission and four red states are suing the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), a nonprofit healthcare professional organization focused on gender dysp | ...

The Trump administration told states last week it will exercise more stringent financial oversight of waivers that states use to design pilot programs under Medicaid. In letters sent to state Medicaid...

Months of data show an increase in campsite removals impacting homeless Portlanders since the ban went into effect, while many remain wary of shelters set up by the city

Months of data show an increase in campsite removals impacting homeless Portlanders since the ban went into effect, while many remain wary of shelters set up by the city

The city of St. Helens this spring paid out $700,000 to settle one excessive force suit, two years after settling another case for $295,000 involving the same officer.

Willi Rondon was arrested in his apartment parking lot by immigration agents nearly six months ago. His wife, Genesis Mendoza, was in the passenger seat and their 2-year-old son in the back.  Rondon d...

The Portland documentary filmmaker was known for telling stories of people struggling with addiction and poverty.

In a city trying to end homelessness, Suzanne Elaine McKinney has refused everybody’s efforts to bring her inside.

Portland is the latest US city to codify polyamorous rights in housing, jobs and public spaces, and more could follow

Debate over a secret court opinion involving the Trump administration’s use of data collected by the NSA turned personal.

Lawmakers and advocates have long debated the authority of the board. Critics now say its extreme caution collides with Oregon’s strained mental health system.

“If you knew him, you would swear he loved you because he did,” friend Ryan Crissey told WFAA.

Jackson County DA announces resolution in most cases to prisoners erroneously released following Department of Corrections sentencing recalculation error The Jackson County District Attorney’s Office ...

Multnomah County commissioners urged state officials late last year to change what they characterized as a discriminatory policy that’s contributing to people with “severe persistent mental illness” falling into homelessness.

A letter from five county commissioners urges state officials to change what they described as a discriminatory policy.

Patients deemed ‘guilty except for insanity’ typically spend months occupying desperately in-demand beds for care that mental health professionals and authorities say they don’t need

A worker died at Amazon’s Troutdale warehouse last week. Employees were told to look away.