Legislation

Senate Bill 555 could ensure that data lawmakers use when crafting bills is kept under wraps.

Ballot Measure 114 bans purchases of magazines that can hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition. It also requires a permit before purchasing a firearm.

Without legislative action, taxes that fund Medicaid will sunset in the next two years, leaving a hole in the state’s budget.

A 2023 law barring sale of fluorescent bulbs has schools wrestling with flickering lights – and major costs.

The biggest question this session is about how much money the state will invest in public schools for the next biennium. But it’s not the only question.

More than a million acres of wildlands in Eastern Oregon could be preserved through federal legislation or a monument declaration from the president. This could be the last chance for the Owyhee Canyonlands to see additional protections for years.

Oregon’s U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, a Democrat, vowed at a Portland town hall to get a bill passed by the end of the year, and potentially by Thanksgiving.

In 2022, Oregon lawmakers unanimously supported a bill to pay people who were wrongfully convicted in the state. Advocates say that isn't happening.

From increased child care funding to protections for student-athletes and kiddos riding the bus, Oregon’s short legislative session ended last week with a mixed bag for the state’s youngest.

The Legislature passed a bill tightening regulations on pharmacy benefit managers. But what exactly are these secretive middlemen of the drug industry?