Oregon

A ban on book bans: Oregon bill would protect access to library materials

Senate Bill 1098 aims to prevent removal of books about protected classes in Oregon

Oregon

Oregon responds to U.S. Dept. of Education demands for evidence of student privacy law compliance

The Dear Colleague Letter demanding privacy law compliance was one of several recent attempts the education agency has…

Education

Video: Oregon’s largest school districts warn proposed budget cuts will harm children

On Wednesday, seven superintendents issued a joint video statement, warning that budgets cuts at the federal level are…

Nation

Thousands of Oregon, Washington children at risk if Head Start ends, lawsuit alleges

More than 25,000 children in Oregon and Washington will lose the child care and early education their families…

Business

DEQ staff warned of hackers prior to April cyberattack

Just one day before a cyberattack shut down Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality for several days, the agency’s…

Oregon

Oregon bill would implement protections for Uber, Lyft drivers

Senate Bill 1166 would implement fair pay, deactivation protections for transportation network drivers

Oregon

Proposal to raise lodging tax by 1% could bring in $30 million annually for wildlife protection

House Bill 2977 would increase the state’s transient lodging tax from 1.5% to 2.5% and direct additional funding…

Oregon

Klamath Irrigation District becomes more water wise with new app

KLAMATH FALLS — Klamath Irrigation District is transitioning to a new technology that will help it be more…

Oregon

Timber severance tax ignites wildfire funding debate

Timber harvests would be taxed based on value, rather than log volume, under a controversial Oregon bill that…

Oregon

Unfrozen grant for Oregon Indigenous farm to help plant native trees, further traditional knowledge

A few miles south of Salem, the Elderberry Wisdom Farm uses generations of traditional knowledge to grow native…

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