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Details: Written by ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press; Published: 11 May 2023

Republican Sen. David Brock Smith enters the Senate chambers prior to a Senate session at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Ore., Thursday, May 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman)

The boycott has delayed action by the majority Democrats on gun safety, abortion rights and gender-affirming health care bills.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 11 May 2023

State senators, representatives question why marginalized communities must shoulder city office’s budget shortfall. (This story has been updated.)

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 08 May 2023

Gov. Jay Inslee signed the bill honoring a therapod fossil discovered in 2012 at Sucia Island State Park in Washington's San Juan Islands.

Gov. Jay Inslee signed the bill honoring a therapod fossil discovered in 2012 at Sucia Island State Park in Washington's San Juan Islands

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 07 May 2023

A walkout by most Republicans in the Oregon Senate aimed at delaying action on gun safety, abortion rights and gender-affirming health care bills extended to a fifth day Sunday. The Legislature was adjourned until Monday because a quorum could not be reached

Details: Written by ANITA SNOW Associated Press; Published: 05 May 2023

(AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)

American bars and restaurants gear up every year for Cinco de Mayo, offering special deals on Mexican food and alcoholic drinks for the May 5 holiday that is barely celebrated south of the border. Come celebrate the right way at Portland's 36th Annual Cinco de Mayo Fiesta

Details: Written by ED KOMENDA Associated Press; Published: 05 May 2023

Senate Majority Leader Kate Lieber sits for an interview at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Ore., Thursday, May 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman)

Republicans blocking bills about abortion, gun control and gender-affirming healthcare in Oregon this week are basing their boycott on an obscure, 44-year-old state law that requires bill summaries to be written at the reading level of an 8th- or 9th-grader.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 03 May 2023

Photographer Ivan McClellan in Rowena Crest, Oregon.

Eight Seconds Juneteenth Rodeo promotes vibrant Black cowboy culture.

Details: Written by GENE JOHNSON Associated Press; Published: 03 May 2023

(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Gov. Jay Inslee is calling lawmakers back to work after they rejected a bill setting out a new statewide drug policy — a development that has put the state on the brink of decriminalizing possession of fentanyl and other drugs

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 02 May 2023

Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan

In a statement issued this morning, Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan said, "While I am confident that the ethics investigation will show that I followed the state’s legal and ethical guidelines in trying to make ends meet for my family, it is clear that my actions have become a distraction..."

Details: Written by CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press; Published: 01 May 2023

(AP Photo/Carolyn Thompson)

School leaders say the omnipresent logo and “Warrior” name for the school athletic teams are sources of pride here, in the only U.S. city built on land leased from a Native American reservation.

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