Oregon

The department is helping people find exemptions to work requirements they might qualify for, and employment help for those who don’t.

Oregonians will nominate gubernatorial candidates and decide the fate of proposed gas taxes, among other things.

The legislation empowers Oregonians to sue technology vendors who violate the law’s privacy protections

Wildlife conservation groups are skeptical it was a mistake.

The May 19 primary will determine who will face off in the November general election.

Journalists and publisher groups say the legislation would have hurt government transparency.

As Gov. Tina Kotek pledges to boost business, competing factions are offering ideas for where she should look.

They are targeting SB 1507, which blocked some tax cuts passed by President Donald Trump.

President Trump said Iran had to strike a deal before a 5 p.m. deadline or a “whole civilization will die,” but then he abruptly announced a two-week ceasefire.

The price of gas in the U.S. keeps climbing because of the Iran war, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and damage to energy infrastructure in the Middle East.

The president’s order could reshape mail-in voting across the nation.

Governor Tina Kotek has appointed Ellen Waterston of Bend to a second term as Poet Laureate of Oregon.