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Our best photos of Hispanic Heritage Day at the Oregon State Capitol
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (14+ words) Statesman Journal...
Kotek-created council shares Oregon immigration response efforts
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…...
Oregon RV owners could pay new fee to clear abandoned campers under bill
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…...
Oregon Secretary of State speaks on need for more ballot box funding
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (26+ words) Statesman Journal Oregon Secretary of State speaks on need for more ballot box funding...
Oregon Secretary of State says elections 'going forward as planned"
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (417+ words) Top Oregon leaders gathered Sept. 8 to reiterate that Oregon's elections are secure and will proceed as normal in November. U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, and Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, joined Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read and Gov. Tina Kotek at the…...
Oregon leaders pledge to protect vote-by-mail amid federal challenges
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (20+ words) Statesman Journal Oregon leaders pledge to protect vote-by-mail amid federal challenges...
Data center protesters gather at Oregon State Capitol. See photos
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (12+ words) Statesman Journal...
Activists protesting lithium mine detained at Oregon State Capitol
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (20+ words) Statesman Journal Activists protesting lithium mine detained at Oregon State Capitol...
Activists detained at Oregon State Capitol protesting lithium mine
5+ day, 20+ 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…...
Report says Oregon Coast towns should build life-saving tsunami towers
1+ week, 2+ day ago (490+ words) The Oregon Department of Emergency Management is encouraging coastal communities to consider building tsunami evacuation facilities, according to a recent report. These structures include buildings, towers, and berms, OEM said in a news release. "Strategically placed vertical evacuation structures can…...