2023 Oregon Legislature

A Styrofoam ban, more speed cameras and new consequences for extremism are among laws that kick in on New Year's Day.

Starting in 2024, all data brokers operating in Oregon must register to legally collect, license or sell personal information. Here's what this means for consumers.

Since 2002, the state’s safe surrender law has let parents legally drop off babies for up to 30 days after their birth. Starting in January, that’ll increase to 60 days.

In oral arguments before the state Supreme Court, GOP senators will argue Measure 113 contained a loophole. The state — and advocacy groups — say the court must honor voter intent.

A new law in Oregon will let drivers pass a slow-moving cyclist in a no-passing zone.

Prosecutors and Republicans say a 2021 court opinion has made it too hard to convict dealers. Top Democrats are listening.

Kotek is getting ready to dole out $240 million that could lead to more than $40 billion in investments.

Across Oregon, school boards are looking into providing stipends for their members. But an education organization is urging a pause on the matter.

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.

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.

GOP senators and state attorneys disagree on what Measure 113 does, but they agree the matter needs to be answered soon.

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.