Meet the 11 House members, 8 senators newly sworn in to the Oregon Legislature
The Oregon House will get its first Japanese American representative after Multnomah and Washington county commissioners ...
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Money, special education, cellphones and safety: Some key education bills in Oregon’s 2025 legislative session
The biggest question this session is about how much money the state will invest in public schools for the next biennium. But ...
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‘This is historic’: Oregon swears in first female Japanese American lawmaker
Oregon State Representative Mari Watanabe was sworn into office at Portland’s Japanese Garden on Sunday – making history as ...
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Two new Oregon bills aim to support wildfire-impacted school districts
The pair of bills has been introduced in the Oregon legislature and would give more money to four school districts impacted by the 2020 wildfires.
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First Japanese American rep named to House, as Oregon legislators begin 2025 work
She’s an academic adviser at Oregon State University and former member of the Corvallis ... gave Democrats their Senate ...
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New state senator champions bills targeting childhood poverty, trauma
Oregon’s state Senate often offers new members leadership responsibilities, but one new Democratic senator received more than ...
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Oregon joins lawsuit while state officials scramble to respond to President Trump’s order freezing federal funds
Oregon and 22 other states are suing the Trump administration after it ordered an abrupt freeze to many federal payments, ...
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Oregon Swears In First Japanese American Lawmaker
Mari Watanabe became the newest member of the Oregon Legislature on Jan. 19—and also the state’s first-ever Japanese American ...
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‘This is historic’: Oregon swears in first female Japanese American lawmaker
The seat became available after state Sen. Lisa Reynolds of Portland was selected to fill a vacancy for Senate District 17, which was previously represented by now Oregon State Treasurer Elizabeth ...