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February 14, 2019 at 2:30 pm

Oregon’s governor lost a vote on a dog, and learned a lesson

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's Democratic governor was talking with reporters Thursday about getting Republican lawmakers, who are in the minority in both the state...

February 14, 2019 at 9:45 am

APNewsBreak: Settlement brings reforms to Oregon county jail

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Officials in an Oregon county agreed Thursday to lower the number of inmates crammed into a single cell and take other...

February 12, 2019 at 12:27 pm

Bill aimed at protecting home renters passes state Senate

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Lawmakers in the Oregon Senate approved a bill Tuesday that aims to protect home renters amid a statewide housing crisis, with...

February 11, 2019 at 3:50 pm

Oregon aims to tackle homelessness, housing crisis

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's housing finance agency presented an ambitious plan Monday to attack homelessness, while battle lines were being drawn over a bill...

February 9, 2019 at 5:22 pm

Oregon state senator criticized for linking man’s death to tobacco taxes

The statement at the center of the controversy, issued by the senator’s spokesman, says a tobacco tax was the root cause of why Eric Garner...

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February 8, 2019 at 2:35 pm

Senator criticized for linking man’s death to tobacco taxes

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Two dozen Democratic members of the Oregon House sharply criticized a Republican senator Friday for referencing the death of Eric Garner,...

February 7, 2019 at 12:25 pm

Oregon governor says Virginia’s Northam should resign

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Democratic Oregon Gov. Kate Brown called for her Virginia counterpart to step down over a racist photo in his 1984 medical...

January 31, 2019 at 3:32 pm

Oregon governor: Feds must do more to manage fire-prone land

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The federal government needs to send more resources to do more forest thinning on public lands in Oregon, Gov. Kate Brown...

January 30, 2019 at 12:30 pm

New Oregon council to examine wildfire-fighting strategies

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Plagued by wildfires in recent years, Oregon will evaluate the effectiveness of its system to combat the blazes as fire seasons...

In this photo taken Jan. 25, 2019, Joe Ibrahim, head winemaker at Willamette Valley Vineyards in Turner, Ore., displays a bottle of rose of pinot noir made from grapes grown in southern Oregon that a California winemaker canceled a contract on purchasing just before harvest, claiming they were tainted by wildfire smoke. A federal agency approved the label for the wine, which four Oregon wineries collaborated on to save the winegrowers from financial ruin, just before the government shutdown, but label applications for chardonnay and pinot noir made from the salvaged grapes are among a huge backlog at the federal agency awaiting approval. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky) FX301 FX301

January 30, 2019 at 11:37 am

Shutdown casts pall on effort to help Oregon winegrowers VIEW

Two Oregon wineries bought grapes to save a grower from financial ruin after last year's extensive wildfires. But the government shutdown has delayed the necessary...

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