2026 Oregon Legislative Session

A bill that would have placed new restrictions on marijuana edibles has died in the Oregon legislature.

Annexation could happen without public meetings if the owners request and certain criteria are met.

Oregon lawmakers fretting over the Trail Blazers’ future in Portland have slapped a price tag on their effort to ensure the team stays put: $365 million. The state money is part of a larger public spending deal package — with Portland and Multnomah County — to ensure the Trail Blazers stay for decades to come.

With Oregon’s session ending soon, lawmakers face budget deficits, a transportation funding fight, and sweeping immigration proposals.

House Republicans boycotted a floor session in the Oregon Legislature on Monday, protesting both the Democratic party’s handling of a hostile workplace complaint against a representative and an upcoming gas tax vote. The news comes as a Democratic representative stepped down from his position on the legislature’s conduct committee a week after being accused of creating a hostile working environment.

Almost half of a network of cameras run by the University of Oregon to monitor wildfires is at risk of being discontinued, according to an administrator.

Oregon lawmakers are advancing legislation that would set ground rules for automatic license plate reader technology.

If some of Oregon’s most powerful leaders have any say — and they do — hundreds of millions of public dollars will soon be headed toward fixing up Portland’s Moda Center.

A bill that would enable the Oregon Ocean Science Trust to expand fundraising in support of ocean research is advancing through the state legislature. The Oregon House approved HB 4097 Tuesday.

The state could become a part-owner of the arena in a bid to ensure the state’s NBA franchise remains in Oregon for decades to come.

The City Club of Eugene hosts Julie Fahey (D), Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives, and Sen. Floyd Prozanski (D) District 4 for a public forum examining priorities and challenges facing the upcoming short session of the Oregon Legislature. The forum is moderated by KLCC's Rebecca Hansen-White.

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek also addressed news of a federal agent fatally shooting another protester in Minnesota.