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4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (429+ words) Members of a state council created earlier in 2026 to coordinate Oregon's response to federal immigration enforcement shared with lawmakers its work to establish a statewide system that helps agencies and community organizations better respond to the ongoing increase in federal…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (537+ words) The Oregon Department of Environmental quality levied 12 penalties in July, totaling $430,292. Recipients included a glass manufacturing facility that failed to measure visible emissions, automotive fueling stations that failed to perform required tests and inspections and construction projects that failed to…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (496+ words) Increasing RV registration fees to support parks and removing abandoned RVs is among several transportation proposals lawmakers may consider in 2027. Legislators in the House Interim Committee on Transportation heard bill proposals Sept. 8 as part of a series of meetings held…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (434+ words) Advocacy groups hope Oregon could be the next state to adopt legislation targeting "super speeders" who continue to speed despite standard tickets or license suspensions. Representatives from Portland Families for Safe Streets and Oregon Walks outlined the legislation they plan…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (20+ words) Statesman Journal Activists protesting lithium mine detained at Oregon State Capitol...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (443+ words) Two activists were briefly detained at the Oregon State Capitol on Sept. 8 after protesters hung a banner from the Rotunda and called for Gov. Tina Kotek to stop a controversial lithium mining proposal in southeast Oregon. According to Siskiyou Rising…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (443+ words) Voters in Aurora are being asked in the Nov. 3 election if they want to change the city charter to reduce the mayor’s duties and add a city manager to the staff. The last time Aurora’s city charter was updated was…...

6+ day, 32+ min ago   (345+ words) Salem leaders will host the first of three town halls focused on data centers on Sept. 15. Residents are invited to join the conversation or provide input to the Data Center Task Force through the Data Center Community Survey, which is…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (477+ words) Oregon is asking to no longer be held in contempt of court more than a year after being found in violation of admission timeline requirements for the state psychiatric hospital. On June 6, 2025, the state and Oregon State Hospital were found…...