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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Former Oregon Senate Republican Leader will push for Congressional term limits
He represented that district in the state Senate until earlier this month, after the Oregon Supreme Court ruled Republican senators who participated in a legislative walkout couldn’t seek ...
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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.
What bills around immigration look like in the Oregon Legislature
Republicans in the Oregon Legislature also have introduced bills that would roll back the state's sanctuary laws and give ...
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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 ...