SARAH ZIMMERMAN

August 1, 2019 at 2:32 pm

Oregon substantially narrows use of death penalty

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed a law Thursday narrowing the state's use of the death penalty by substantially limiting the crimes...

July 30, 2019 at 1:38 pm

Montana, Oregon wildfires prompt evacuations, smoke warnings VIEW

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Hundreds of Montana residents who fled their homes because of a four-day wildfire were allowed back Tuesday to gather important belongings...

July 26, 2019 at 12:09 pm

State attorneys seek dismissal of Oregon foster care lawsuit

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — State attorneys representing Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and the Department of Human Services filed a motion to dismiss a federal lawsuit...

July 24, 2019 at 1:44 pm

Oregon removes assisted suicide wait for certain patients

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Legislation allowing certain terminally ill patients to have quicker access to life-ending medications under the state's first-in-the-nation assisted suicide law has...

July 17, 2019 at 2:14 pm

Oregon adds gender identity to hate crime protections

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Gender identity will be added as a protected class as Oregon's hate crime laws see the most significant update since the...

July 15, 2019 at 12:59 pm

Oregon passes law saying schools must teach the Holocaust

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon public school students will be required to learn about the Holocaust and other genocides under a bill signed into law...

FILE – In this Oct. 17, 2018 file photo, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown smiles during an interview in Portland, Ore. Gov. Brown says she’s prepared to use her executive order privileges to lower carbon emissions herself if lawmakers can’t find a compromise following a legislative session in which Republican state senators fled the state to thwart climate legislation. The governor said Monday, July 1, 2019 that she wants to move forward on a statewide cap and trade plan. The proposal caps carbon emissions and requires businesses to buy or trade an ever-dwindling pool of pollution credits or “allowances.” (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File) FX103 FX103

July 1, 2019 at 11:13 am

Oregon governor ready to take lead on divisive climate plan

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said Monday that she's ready to use her executive power to lower carbon emissions following a nine-day...

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June 30, 2019 at 7:30 pm

Dems finish legislative session with top priorities in hand

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Legislature wrapped up what has been a whirlwind of a session Sunday, with Democrats ultimately delivering some of their...

June 30, 2019 at 11:25 am

Democrats demand action on Republican who threatened police

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Just one day after Republicans ended a walkout that shut down the Legislature for over a week, the Senate was once...

June 29, 2019 at 9:12 am

Oregon Republican senators end walkout over carbon bill

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Republican lawmakers returned to the Oregon Senate on Saturday, ending an acrimonious nine-day walkout over a carbon emissions bill that would...

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