Julie Fahey

More than 3,200 bills were proposed this year, a new record.

Homelessness, taxes, transportation, health care and environmental protections are only a few of the issues on the agenda for this year's legislative session.

As the Legislature prepares to meet, the governor talked of “fragile” progress on a variety of crises during her state of the state address.

State agencies say they don’t have enough money to pay for a fire season that burned almost 2 million acres. Lawmakers will step in to help next month.

Gov. Tina Kotek and other top Democrats have been more reserved than their counterparts in many other blue states. Republicans say that’s a good thing.

A pair of Republican lawmakers say they’ll attempt to roll back some of Oregon’s sanctuary protections next year, as the party signals it will highlight border security in this year’s election.

Democrats elected the chamber’s second-youngest member, and a freshman lawmaker with a reputation for sharp political instincts, to help guide their political races and policy aims.

Oregon lawmakers have reached a deal that appears likely to give state campaign finance limits for the first time in decades.

As the Legislature speeds to adjournment, a proposal to regulate political giving is still being negotiated.

Business and labor groups have negotiated a system of contribution limits they hope to push through before lawmakers adjourn March 10. Critics say the proposal is weak.

Democrats and Republicans often clash on the subject of caps on political giving, but are hoping to avoid a messy ballot fight.

House Majority Leader Julie Fahey will likely be the next speaker of the Oregon House following a private vote among Democratic lawmakers on Monday evening.