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Prosecutors and Republicans say a 2021 court opinion has made it too hard to convict dealers. Top Democrats are listening.
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Kotek is getting ready to dole out $240 million that could lead to more than $40 billion in investments.
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Across Oregon, school boards are looking into providing stipends for their members. But an education organization is urging a pause on the matter.
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Boats and ships abandoned in Oregon waterways are a serious, costly problem. The hazardous vessels contaminate water, degrade habitat and impact navigation. Now the state agency responsible for removing these derelict vessels has more funding to do it.
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The Eugene 4-J School Board will consider a proposal at its meeting Wednesday that could lead to board members getting paid for the first time ever.
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GOP senators and state attorneys disagree on what Measure 113 does, but they agree the matter needs to be answered soon.
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At the end of the 2023 legislative session, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek used her veto power to nix state funding for two studies, totaling $600,000, intended to research the impact of Oregon’s laws prohibiting prostitution. In doing so, she stepped into a centuries-old debate about whether or not the world’s oldest profession can ever be entered into voluntarily — or if it is a legitimate form of work and should instead be decriminalized.
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Lawmakers have been waiting for weeks to learn how new Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade will enforce a new law enacted by voters last year.
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The payment represents a major piece of the $260 million lawmakers set aside for the industry this year.
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A bill to allow Oregonians to pump their own gas is not on Gov. Kotek's veto list.
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The recall effort against longtime Rep. Paul Holvey, D-Eugene, could pit some of the state's most potent political forces against each other.
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A ballot measure passed last year was supposed to block 10 conservative lawmakers from running for reelection. They are planning to file anyway.