A judge has temporarily blocked OHSU from carrying out changes to Dr. Sanjiv Kaul's lab and pay while his lawsuit over a December 2024 salary cut heads to trial.

A supplemental ordinance passed July 22 restores funding to preserve roughly 30 city positions across police, fire and parks and extends benefits for affected workers into September.

Oregon’s State Lands Department has proposed new application and compensation fees for undersea fiber cables, directing compensation revenue to the Common School Fund. Public comment is open through Aug. 3.

A state audit warns Oregon’s prison system faces decaying facilities, deep staffing gaps and aging technology that are blocking reforms.

The Oregon DOJ told a dozen Portland 2024 candidates they likely broke election law but declined to prosecute, warning that future similar schemes could be criminal.

After a yearlong lull, Portland's revenue staff will ask council to foreclose on 15 nuisance properties carrying nearly $1.5M in liens.

Sen. Ron Wyden and colleagues introduced a bill to restrict flavored nitrous oxide sales, tighten FDA oversight and fund prevention as poisonings and deaths climb.

Three business groups sued to overturn HB 4027, arguing the law’s employer–employee assessment to fund BOLI is an unconstitutional revenue measure under Measure 25.

New U.S. Census figures show Oregon relied on income taxes for roughly 71% of state tax revenue in 2025 — the highest share in the country and a risk for budget volatility.

Francisco Aguirre — a longtime Portland immigration organizer who once sought sanctuary at Augustana Lutheran — is due at the ICE South Waterfront office Thursday and fears detention.

DOE has begun sending Hanford vitrification byproduct to a Richland facility for grouting to speed cleanup, but state and regional regulators are raising questions.

The Oregonian’s investigation and related state research say Oregon’s school‑funding math undercounts students in poverty, leaving high‑need districts shortchanged and classrooms strapped.

Dozens of complaints allege Safer Portland canvassers misled signers as officials verify more than 60,000 signatures for a ballot measure to boost police staffing.