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More federal dollars coming from climate law for Western wildfire management

SALEM — The U.S. Department of Agriculture will spend nearly $500 million on projects to reduce wildfire risk…

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Recreation coalition seeks reversal of landmark liability ruling

A bipartisan bill backed by a coalition of recreational businesses and groups would reverse a landmark liability ruling…

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2023 Oregon legislative preview: What you need to know

The Oregon Legislature began its 2023 work in earnest on Tuesday, with just more than five months to…

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Decades after lobbying for Farm Bureau, Addington returns to lead it

One of Greg Addington’s first jobs out of college involved driving around the state talking with farmers and…

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Oregon’s top leaders shift from pageantry to politics

With the pageantry and pleasantries of Monday now over, Oregon’s new governor and legislative leaders face six months…

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Gov. Kotek takes the reins for Oregon

SALEM — Tina Kotek wasted no time in laying out her priorities once she was sworn in Monday…

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Amendments proposed to Oregon’s farmworker overtime law

SALEM — A Republican state legislator plans to reintroduce amendments to Oregon’s farmworker overtime law that would, in…

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Judge’s order allows gun sales without completed background checks

A Harney County Circuit Court decision allows Oregonians to continue to buy firearms before completing a background check.…

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COVID-19 three years later: What’s happened, what’s next

COVID-19 rang in another new year this week, ever-present even as the world wishes for it to be…

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As Oregon’s Legislature gets set to return, Gov.-elect Tina Kotek steps up to the plate

From her first public appearance as governor-elect on Nov. 10 to her first official remarks at the Oregon…

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