The Oregon Capitol remains closed to the public. But the supermajority Democrats say the 2021 legislative session is the most open, transparen…

Oregon’s Employment Department, like Oregon’s economy, has gradually rebounded.

Mark Simmons, a Republican former speaker of the Oregon House, was set to testify this week at the Idaho Legislature in favor of letting Easte…

Should Oregon legislators still get paid if they don’t show up for work (i.e., the minority Republicans)?

The governors of Oregon and Washington both say that science has guided their response to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, a Seattle Times colu…

The Oregon Senate began passing legislation this week. But it’s not yet time for Oregonians to worry. Or applaud.

If this were a normal year, Room 50 in the basement of the Oregon Capitol would have been packed for this week’s gun-control hearing. The over…

With the Oregon Legislature running at half-speed this week due to the ice storm, we’ll start by talking a bit about what is, or isn’t, happen…

There’s a longstanding joke among Salem residents that state offices shut down the moment a snowflake is spotted.

During several evenings of testimony and discussion this week, a bipartisan committee voted that state Rep. Diego Hernandez, D-Portland, viola…