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Rideshare drivers win more benefits, protections despite industry pushback

Murphy Smith says he was unemployed for four years because of medical issues before becoming a rideshare driver…

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Oregon bill, headed to governor, sets homeownership goals by 2030

Oregon lawmakers say bill would help guide housing policy   Saying homeownership is crucial to building wealth and…

Government

Oregon House passes bill to prohibit housing discrimination based on immigration status

In a 36-15 vote, the Oregon House on Monday passed a bill to prohibit landlords from asking tenants…

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Groups rally against bill that would exempt Umatilla County from statewide nuclear ban

Rally attendees said Oregon politicians and businesses continue to treat northeast Oregon as an ‘environmental sacrifice zone.’ A…

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Fears over Columbia Basin dams, hydroelectricity grow as agencies lose hundreds of employees

Hundreds of federal employees managing the nation’s main hydropower corridor have retired, resigned or been released due to…

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Oregon overdose deaths have gone down, but they’re still high

Overdose deaths in Oregon went down 22% in 2024, the Oregon Health Authority announced on Friday. The decrease…

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Oregon’s Congressional Democrats propose leveraging federal Job Corps to train more firefighters

To combat chronic and growing shortages of wildland firefighters, Oregon’s Congressional Democrats propose leveraging an existing federal jobs…

Education

More Oregon parents are asking for vaccine exemptions for their kids, data show

Data shows three years of declining vaccine rates among Oregon kindergarteners Nearly one in 10 Oregon kindergartners aren’t…

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Oregon bill would speed up process to rename locations with offensive titles

Bill defines offensive as ‘insulting and derogatory’ to Oregon Native American tribes, or any race, nationality or ethnicity…

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State forestry officials face backlash over Astoria timber sales, board member resigns in wake

A year-long communication breakdown between concerned residents and state forestry leaders required investigation and halted one state timber…

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