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Kotek’s $39.3 billion budget focuses on housing, homelessness, schools
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek wants the state to spend more than $2 billion on homelessness and housing and…
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Kotek calls special legislative session to pay wildfire bills
SALEM — The 2024 fire season cost Oregon emergency response agencies nearly $350 million, and state leaders are…
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Oregon joins bipartisan group of states suing TikTok
Oregon is suing TikTok over allegations that the popular social media company is endangering youth and trying to…
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Officials call for audit as number of noncitizens registered to vote increases
Oregon’s governor and top elections official are calling for an independent external audit of the state’s automatic voter…
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Oregon counties say they’ll need extra $834 million annually for roads, bridges
Oregon’s 36 counties will need an additional $834 million each year to maintain roads and bridges, according to…
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Oregon wildfire season expected to last into mid-October
Oregon’s forest and fire leaders were succinct in describing this year’s wildfire season to a group of Oregon…
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Suspect votes didn’t affect election results, officials say
None of the Oregon residents who were automatically registered to vote without demonstrating citizenship voted in an election…
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Oregon DMV data error registered 1,259 noncitizens to vote; nine voted
Oregon erroneously added more than 1,200 people without documented proof of citizenship to its voter rolls in the…
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Officials urge care and vaccinations as respiratory illness season looms
Oregon public health officials are asking Oregonians to take steps to protect themselves and others from the slew…
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Agencies urge investing in firefighting workforce
Oregon is likely to face fewer big wildfires this summer than in previous years, but a lack of…
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