Ron Wyden

Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden says he’s planning to introduce a bill in Congress that is inspired by Oregon’s efforts to prevent corporate takeovers in medicine.

In the final hours of work before members of Congress went on recess for five weeks, a bill backed by Oregon’s U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden to relieve natural disaster survivors from paying federal income taxes on their recovery settlements and lawyers fees passed against unexpected odds.

The two Democrats said Congress has failed to fully prepare the U.S. Forest Service for what is expected to be a severe wildfire season.

Local leaders hope voters “looking for someone to offer clarity” will turn to them ahead of the midterms.

Oregon’s congressional Democrats are asking federal officials to give the public more time to learn about and comment on new plans that would open up millions of acres of federal forests in Oregon to logging activity not seen since the 1960s.

Lawmakers across the West are nervous about a potentially destructive wildfire season at a time when federal firefighting agencies are strained.

Multiple representatives and senators called for a vote in Congress to end further military action.

Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley will skip the State of the Union and host a virtual town hall on Feb. 24, inviting Oregonians to ask questions and share input during a live online event.

Oregon’s senior senator was a co-sponsor of Section 230 during his time in the U.S. House. Many say the rule helped bring about the modern internet and prevents content hosts from being sued.

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and Portland Mayor Keith Wilson are among the officials in Oregon and Washington responding after a man was shot and killed by federal officers in Minneapolis on Saturday morning.

Wyden thanked central coast residents for their passion in helping to bring a Coast Guard helicopter back to Newport.

Oregon’s senior senator addressed a variety of topics from rural healthcare to reforms that he hopes will happen later this year.