Oregon’s new attorney general took office a few days early on New Year’s Eve, repeating his oath of office before the same federal judge who presided over his criminal mischief and reckless endangerment case nearly three decades earlier.
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Oregon Legislature approves $218 million in additional wildfire funding in emergency session
The state spent more than $350 million responding to more than 2,000 wildfires in 2024, far exceeding projected costs and leaving some contractors unpaid.
Oregon officials call for audit as number of noncitizens registered to vote increases
The DMV says it identified 302 more voters who shouldn’t have been registered, bringing the total to 1,561.
Oregon DMV data error registered 1,259 noncitizens to vote, nine voted
Oregon erroneously added more than 1,200 people without documented proof of citizenship to its voter rolls in the past few years and nine of those people voted, state officials announced Monday.
Feds sending Oregon almost $43 million for roads damaged by winter storms, floods
Oregon will receive nearly $43 million from the federal government to repair roads damaged by recent natural disasters, the state’s two U.S. senators announced Monday.
Oregon election officials say data entry error added 306 noncitizens to voter rolls, two voted
State election officials and Gov. Tina Kotek stressed that the error was caught and won’t affect the 2024 election.
Oregon Democrats praise Biden, welcome his decision to drop out
Minutes within the announcement that President Joe Biden was withdrawing from the presidential campaign, Democratic leaders in Oregon reacted to the news.
Oregonians wary of artificial intelligence, survey finds
Oregonians are apprehensive about artificial intelligence, a recent survey from the nonpartisan Oregon Values and Beliefs Center found.
Ballot measures on cannabis unions, higher corporate taxes could be on November ballot
Friday was the deadline for groups to submit the more than 100,000 petition signatures needed to give voters a chance to approve or reject ballot measures. Only two measures – one that would tax corporations more to give $750 annual payments to all Oregonians and one that would restrict union-busting in the cannabis industry – submitted signatures by Friday.
Anti-Jewish, anti-Muslim acts spur surge in reported hate incidents in Oregon
Hotline workers counted 456 hateful incidents directed at Jewish Oregonians, a 144% increase since 2022. The number of anti-Muslim incidents increased by 263%, from 27 in 2022 to 98 in 2023.
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