Capital Bureau
Debate shapes up over using land to limit carbon emissions
Oregon’s vast farms and forests could be enlisted to capture carbon and reduce heat-trapping greenhouse gases under legislation…
Capital Bureau
OHA: Oregon past worst of COVID-19, but virus is not vanquished
COVID-19 news in Oregon has been mostly upbeat in recent weeks. Oregon case numbers are improving, hospitalization rates…
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Recreational liability reform likely dead for 2023 in overstuffed legislative calendar.
A bill to change recreational liability law sought by an alliance of over 100 resort, adventure tourism, gyms,…
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Oregon has second-highest rate of workplace accidents, study finds
Employees in Oregon are high-risk for workplace injury, especially nurses, health-care workers and heavy truck drivers. A February…
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State’s tax ‘kicker’ hits record heights
Lawmakers will have more to spend in the next two years, and taxpayers can anticipate record credits against…
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Lawmakers consider state requirements to spur housing
Pending legislation would give state government broad new authority to prod Oregon cities and the Portland metro area…
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Oregon farmers blast machinery taxes meant to fund Portland truck upgrades
Oregon farm groups are blasting newly proposed taxes on off-road machinery, saying that the taxes burden rural businesses…
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Reality check arrives for Oregon Legislature: Here’s how measures die
The middle of February is when the mood of the Oregon Legislature shifts from aspiration to perspiration. Passing…
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Push for recreational liability reform splits Legislature beyond partisan lines
The long battle over Oregon’s unique recreational liability standard was renewed Wednesday, Feb. 15 at a legislative hearing…
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‘Second Amendment Sanctuary Ordinance’ rejected by Oregon appeals court
An ordinance that aimed to prevent the enforcement of most state and federal firearm regulations within Columbia County…
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