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Where Oregon Senate races stand ahead of the primary

SALEM — Half the seats in the Oregon Senate are up for election this year, and voters will…

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Advocates celebrate more state support for child care

SALEM — Advocates are celebrating legislative approval of $171 million — some now and some later — that…

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While Oregon lawmakers debated campaign finance limits, Phil Knight gave $2 million to Republican PAC

SALEM — While lawmakers debated campaign finance limits last month, Oregon’s richest man quietly gave another $2 million…

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State Fire Marshal offers $250 grants to renters, homeowners for wildfire defensible space

SALEM — The State Fire Marshal is offering grants of $250 to help property owners in 50 communities…

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Oregon Legislature greenlights federal summer food program for income-eligible kids

SALEM — Nearly 300,000 income-eligible students across Oregon could have access to a new federal summer meal program…

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All gas companies in Oregon fail to gain approval for plans on meeting state’s climate goals

SALEM — All three of the natural gas companies in Oregon will have to fix their long-term plans…

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Bill Hansell of Athena wraps his final session as a state senator

SALEM — Bill Hansell has a problem. After three terms in the Oregon Senate, the Republican from Athena…

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Farm, dairy consolidation on the rise in Oregon and nationwide

SALEM — The average farmer in Oregon is getting older or getting out, is more energy efficient and…

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Bill requiring communities to allow addiction, mental health treatment facilities in most locations dies in Oregon House

SALEM — Oregon desperately needs more mental health and substance use treatment centers. But a bill aimed at…

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Remember the dial tone? Tracing the decline of landline phones in Oregon

PORTLAND — Sunday, March 10, is National Landline Telephone Day, marking the date when Alexander Graham Bell made…

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