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Legislature debates drivers licenses for undocumented immigrants

Undocumented immigrants and others who can’t prove they are in the country legally could get a driver’s license…

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Oregon’s public records laws get new teeth

A legislative proposal to enforce Oregon’s public records law passed unanimously in the House in late April. But…

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New proposal for PERS fix could leave most state employees with less retirement security

Thousands of Oregon public workers could see smaller retirement pots if lawmakers pass a slate of changes to…

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Student Success Act: Oregon Legislature funds education

A massive proposal to inject more money into Oregon’s struggling public school system is headed to the governor’s…

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Senate Republicans abscond from the Capitol to deny Democrats on funding for education

There aren’t many Republicans in the Oregon Senate, but on Tuesday, there weren’t any at all. The minority…

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Even state foster care commissioners critical of lack of action

The 80-year-old state library is a hulking, marble box of a building whose tall, narrow windows resemble the…

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State business organization now ‘neutral’ on large tax proposal

The state’s largest business organization made a stunning pivot Monday night in pulling its opposition to the largest…

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If you think about it: Thinking about gratitude

Often our state of mind dictates how our days, weeks and months play out. A prolonged negative state…

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Mountain Medicine: When drugs don’t get along

My 91-year-old mother-in-law is generally in good health and lives unassisted. She takes omeprazole (Prilosec) for gastrointestinal reflux…

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Judge sides with Oregon, imposes injunction against Trump administration rule change

A U.S. District Court judge on Monday sided with Oregon to stop a Trump administration rule change on…

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