Jeff Merkley

A bill sponsored by Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley in the Senate and Rep. Val Hoyle in the House, would force insurers to divest ownership of medical practices. Merkley said his goal was to return Oregon Medical Group and the Corvallis Clinic to physician ownership, or non-profit management.

Pro-Palestinian protestors gathered Thursday outside the Democratic Party of Lane County’s offices in downtown Eugene.

Oregon’s U.S Senators were split Wednesday over a proposal to block weapon exports to Israel.

The announcement scuttles speculation Merkley was getting ready to end his congressional career.

The bipartisan bill would eliminate penny production while allowing existing coins to remain in circulation.

Oregon’s elected Democrats say they’re pushing back on Trump, but voters say they want more action.

This delay could mean agencies like the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management will start the summer with understaffed teams.

U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle, a Springfield Democrat, has left the House DOGE caucus less than two months after joining.

Merkley and Hoyle did not hold back their opinions about the Trump administration.

Some Oregon postal workers are calling on the US Postal Service to halt consolidation efforts in Western Oregon.

Oregon has been granted federal relief money for infrastructure damaged during last winter’s ice storm, and for other disasters that struck the state over the last five years.

During a press briefing, Sen. Jeff Merkley also spoke on the topics of homelessness and climate action.