Face masks must be worn outdoors when social distancing is not possible and private gatherings must be limited to no more than 10 people, Gov. Kate Brown announced Monday.

The Oregon Legislature convened a special session on Wednesday amid a worldwide pandemic that has killed more than 475,000 people — nearly a quarter of them in the United States.

Students with disabilities aren't receiving adequate support from Oregon schools due to limited funding, rising caseloads, difficulty hiring and retaining special education teachers and other factors, a state-led audit found.

Insufficient livestock slaughter options in Oregon have spurred a proposal to reinstate a state meat inspection program, but some experts say another approach would be more effective.

About 70,000 Oregonians newly eligible for unemployment benefits — the self-employed, independent contractors, gig and temporary workers — await state processing of their claims.

Whether lawmakers went too far last year in changing the public-pension system to reduce its future obligations is now in the hands of the Oregon Supreme Court.

Bills to tighten the accountability of police after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis would lead a list of about two dozen action items proposed for a special session of the Oregon Legislature targeted for Wednesday, June 24.

Oregon legislators will begin to review Gov. Kate Brown's proposed spending cuts, hear what the public has to say about them, and come up with their own plans.

Gov. Kate Brown's stay-at-home orders during the coronavirus pandemic will stay in place until either she or the Oregon Legislature ends the state of emergency she invoked.

Oregon reported a new record for COVID-19 infections on Thursday, June 11, as health officials cautioned the phased "reopening" of the state depended on residents not returning to pre-pandemic patterns.

This fall, Oregon's K-12 students may finally get to return to their classrooms for the first time in half a year, based on new state safety guidelines. But school won't look the same as it did before COVID-19.

Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services had bad news and good news for customers stemming from the coronavirus pandemic.

Oregonians have been driving less during the coronavirus pandemic — though steep drops have eased off in recent weeks — and the state, counties and cities will see less in fuel taxes to maintain roads and bridges.

Even when the Oregon Employment Department works through the 5,800 remaining claims from a total of 38,000 backlogged claims for regular unemployment benefits, it still faces thousands more claims from workers newly eligible for payments.

Lawmakers have approved about $280 million from Oregon's share of federal aid to help people and businesses recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic downturn.

The new interim director of the Oregon Employment Department says the staff has made measurable progress in reducing the backlog of regular claims and increasing the number of phone calls answered.

The Oregon Republican Party has launched a new recall effort against Democratic Gov. Kate Brown.

Beginning Friday, June 5, people in 31 Oregon counties will be eligible to return to work in offices, have larger parties, enlarge religious congregations, play tennis, and stay at bars and restaurants until midnight, Gov. Kate Brown said Wednesday.

Gov. Kate Brown has replaced the director of the Employment Department a day after a legislative hearing critical of the agency in its handling of a record number of claims resulting from business shutdowns during the coronavirus pandemic.

Oregon lawmakers have urged Employment Department officials to reach out directly to some of the tens of thousands of unemployed workers who have been unable to connect via telephone or online as claims mount during the coronavirus pandemic.

State legislators heard a parade of woes ranging from ruined businesses to crippled conservation education programs to the likelihood of devastating wildfires, all during a fast-paced hearing on Thursday, May 28.

Oregon lawmakers will get a new chance to question officials about the much-criticized performance of the Employment Department in handling a record number of claims during the shutdown of business activity in the coronavirus pandemic.

Oregon has to prepare for a possible second spike of COVID-19 in the fall, fight wildfires while not spreading the infection to crews, and do it with budgets slashed by the state's dire finances, lawmakers were told Wednesday.

State Sen. Rob Wagner of Lake Oswego is the new majority leader of the Oregon Senate.

Knute Buehler says he will not run for governor in 2022 and endorses President Donald Trump's reelection this November.

Let's start with some good news. Sen. Bill Hansell, R-Athena, is recovering well.

Dear Gov. Kate Brown, school superintendents and other elected officials.

A curious press release emerged from the Oregon Legislature after hours on March 27.

For Sen. Ron Wyden, coronavirus precautions in the nation's capital are similar to how life is unfolding across Oregon.

The Oregon Legislature likely will hold several special sessions to battle the health, economic and social impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.

Oregon's reaction to the coronavirus pandemic got off to a rocky start.

"The Twilight Zone," also known as the 2020 Oregon Legislature, has gone off the air.

This is the craziest legislative session that Rep. Bill Post, R-Keizer, has seen. And that was before he and most other Republicans walked away from the 2020 Legislature.

By the time you read this sentence, it will be outdated. That's how fast things are moving, or falling apart, in the Oregon Capitol.

Oregon lawmakers are acting on a climate bill without knowing its economic impact.

At 5:30 a.m. Thursday, the Oregon Capitol was eerily quiet.

Get ready for a doozy of an Oregon Legislature.

One of the Oregon Senate Democrats' negotiators on climate change legislation made her position clear to constituents at a town hall meeting this week.

The plot thickened this week in the Oregon Capitol.

Four questions will determine the fate of the 2020 Oregon Legislature. Several days of legislative committee meetings next week will provide the first clues to the answers.

I've never been one to make New Year's resolutions or annual predictions. Instead, in the interest of stirring the political pot, I offer five possibly provocative proposals for education in Oregon.

As the new year approaches, the No. 1 issue for Oregon voters is …

Rep. Caddy McKeown, D-Coos Bay, minced no words.

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