Oregon Lawmakers Punished By Leadership Over Behavior Complaints

One lawmaker called a colleague "cray cray," one called a lobbyist "stupid." Both lost committee assignments, one lost his chairmanship.

Oregon Automatic Voter Registration Program Praised In New Report

A new study by the Center for American Progress says that the "Oregon model" of registration could be the best way to engage new voters.

Portland City Council Considers Hardesty Changes To Quake Program

Hardesty, who has already instructed the city's fire bureau not to enforce the plan, has introduced changes that will be voted on on Feb 27

Mayor Wheeler Names New Chief Of Staff, Elevating Interim Chief

After almost two months as interim chief of staff to Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, Kristen Dennis gets to drop "interim" from her title.

Oregon Voting Age Should Be Lowered To 16, State Senator Proposes

State Senator Shemia Fagan, who introduced the measure, says that teens are "begging us to take action to protect their future."

Hardesty Offers Changes To Portland's Earthquake Placard Plan

Hardesty, who has already instructed the city's fire bureau not to enforce the plan, has introduced changes that will be voted on on Feb 27.

Portland Lieutenant At Center Of Texting Scandal Reassigned

Lt. Jeff Niiya, whose warm relationship with right-wing organizer Joey Gibson is being probed, has been reassigned by the Police Bureau.

Portland Earthquake Warning Signs Plan Paused By Federal Judge

Portland's plans to put signs on some buildings warning they could be dangerous in an earthquake has been put on hold by a federal judge.

Portland Pulls Out Of Joint Terrorism Task Force By Narrow Vote

The City Council voted 3-2 to leave its partnership with the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force. They had only rejoined four years ago.

Statewide Rent Control Passes Oregon Senate, Would Be First In US

The Oregon Senate passed a law that would implement statewide rent control. It now goes to the House where it's expected to pass as well.

Governor Brown Announces 5-Year Plan To Address Housing Issues

"It will take all of us working together to prevent people from slipping into homelessness, to get people quickly off the street" Brown said

Portland Ranks No. 68 for Fiscal Health

A new report on the financial condition of the 75 most populous cities ranks Portland no. 68 in the nation for fiscal health.

Earl Blumenauer Skipping Trump's State Of The Union Address Again

"Listening to the reckless, self-centered man who occupies the White House holds no interest for me," Blumenauer said on Monday.

Secretary Of State Dennis Richardson, In Cancer Fight, Cuts Back

Just about six weeks after saying that MRI scans had shown no growth in his tumor, Dennis Richardson says that he will be scaling back work.

Hardesty Pauses Earthquake Warning Sign Enforcement Program

Jo Ann Hardesty on Friday directed the Fire Bureau to delay starting enforcement of the new Earthquake warning sign enforcement program.

Republican Legislators STILL Feeding The Orange Elephant

There can NOT be business as usual in the Oregon legislature as long as a madman, Donald Trump, remains President.

Portland Police Shootings Review Finds Problems, Offers Solutions

The review released by the city auditor looked at nine Portland Police involved shootings, bringing to 50 the total that have been reviewed.

'Pet Rent' In Oregon May Be On Way Out If New Bill Becomes Law

A new bill in Salem would ban landlords from charging tenants extra rent if they have a pet.

Wheeler Announces Brooksee As New Producer Of Portland Marathon

The Portland Marathon will go on. The city announced Wednesday that they've selected Brookee to be the event's new producer.

Oregon Wildfire Response Council Created To Improve Effectiveness

"It is never too soon to evaluate the approach to wildfire education" and prevention, Gov. Brown said announcing creation of the council.

Offshore Drilling Ban In Oregon Expected To Be Made Permanent

Oregon has banned offshore drilling since the Exxon Valdez crash, renewing the ban every 10 years. Legislators are set to make it permanent.

Teressa Raiford Wrongful Arrest Suit Against Police Is Dismissed

Teressa Raiford, lead organizer at Don't Shoot Portland and candidate for mayor in 2020, saw her wrongful arrest suit against police tossed.

Bridal Veil Post Office Reopens A Month After Vandalism Incident

On Christmas Eve, people broke into the Bridal Veil Post Office and ransacked the place. Now, just one moth later, they are back in business

Oregon Gray Whale License Plates Is Available On Friday, Feb. 1

One year after the Marine Mammal Institute started the process of getting DMV to approve Gray whale license plates, they are almost here.

Portland Comedian Pulled Off Greyhound Bus By Border Patrol

Mohanad Elshieky, a stand-up comic, was returning from a gig in Washington when Border Patrol agents pulled him off a Greyhound bus.

Democratic Power Player Terry Bean Indicted Again On Sex Charges

Terry Bean faces the same charges that he did when he was first indicted in 2014. He's charged with having sex with an underage boy.

Moon Jellyfish By Haystack Rock Cover Beach In Mass Stranding

It's not unusual to see a jellyfish along the beach by Haystack Rock, this week, however, hundreds stranded themselves along the beach.

Jo Ann Hardesty Says White Privilege Limiting City Hall Access

Hardesty says that recent disruptions at city council meetings "create a chilling effect on people" at council meetings looking to testify.

E-Scooters In Portland Should be Back Later This Year, City Says

Portland released a study of how last year's 120-day pilot program went. Based on their findings, the city is welcoming them back.

Homeless Center Planned For Pearl Gets $1 Million In Public Funds

Portland and Multnomah County are chipping in $1 million to Oregon Harbor of Hope to get their "navigation center" open in the Pearl.

Gov. Brown Sworn In, Says 'Oregon Families Are Counting On Us'

"Today we stand at a turning point, with an opportunity to put Oregon on a better path," she told legislators in her address.

Oregon Governor's Husband Cleans Fed Property, Sends Trump Bill

Governor Kate Brown's husband, Dan Little, was up at the Mt. Hood National Forest Sno-Park, discovered a mess, cleaned it, sent Trump a bill

Border Wall Debate: Merkley Makes Third Trip To Southern Border

Sen.Jeff Merkley spent Monday in New Mexico visiting the cell where 8-year-old Felipe Alonzo-Gomez was held before he died on Christmas

Federal Government Shutdown: Some Of The Ways Oregon Is Affected

With Democrats and President Trump talking but apparently making little progress, here's a look at some of the ways that Oregon's affected.

Wheeler Chief Of Staff Michael Cox Resigns, Had Controversial Run

Coxresigned weeks after disclosing that he was having a romantic relationship with a woman who reported to him.

Elected Oregon Republicans Can Not Read The Writing On The Wall

37 elected Oregon Republicans have ignored the evidence that Donald Trump is a pathological liar with Narcissistic Personality Disorder.

Portland Fire Chief Mike Myers Resigns For Job In Cannon Beach

"This is a personal decision on my part," Myers says, adding he is moving to the coast to become the emergency manager for Cannon Beach.

Oregon Legislature Is Hostile Workplace, State Investigation Says

The state's Bureau of Labor and Industries probe "found substantial evidence that instances of sex harassment have occurred repeatedly."

Jo Ann Hardesty Sworn In, Portland City Commission Majority Women

Jo Ann Hardesty was sworn in to the Portland City Commission on Wednesday, making history as the first woman of color to hold the position.

Oregon New Laws For 2019 Cover Roadkill, Equal Pay, and More

Oregonians will have a handful of new laws to contend with in the coming year, laws on roadkill, whistleblowers protection, and equal pay.