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A Union Asks Lawmakers to Repeal a Ballot Measure the Same Union Passed at Great Expense
United Food & Commercial Workers Local 555 employed scorched earth tactics and big money to pass Measure 119. Now they want to kill it.
Lawmakers Consider Raising Retirement Benefits for Some Public Safety Workers
In 2024, Gov. Tina Kotek asked lawmakers for a “moratorium on any substantive benefit changes to PERS for the foreseeable future.” That foreseeable future is now.
Equal Rights for All Measure Abandons Effort to Qualify for 2026 Ballot
A campaign seeking to enshrine abortion, same-sex marriage and transgender rights in the Oregon Constitution abruptly pulled the plug Feb. 6 on its effort to qualify for the November ballot.
Vice Chair of Oregon Senate Housing Committee Seeks Prevailing Wage Reforms
Amid Oregon’s continuing housing crisis, Sen. Dick Anderson wants to maximize the purchasing power of public funding.
Tobias Read Says There’s Enough Time to Put a Gas Tax Repeal Measure on the May Ballot—Barely
Gov. Tina Kotek wants to take the loss early and move on. Tobias Read says it will require quick work by the Legislature.
Only Two Groups Have Submitted Signatures for 2026 Ballot Initiatives. They Aim at Very Different Issues.
A radical ballot initiative on animal rights is faring better—and operating far more efficiently—than an initiative promising equal rights for humans.
BOLI Orders Contractor to Pay Prevailing Wages to Remove Derelict Boats
The decision cast a cloud over plans to remove 17 derelict vessels from the Port of Newport because the change would add costs and recordkeeping requirements.
AG’s Opinion Raises Questions About Transportation Tax Repeal
A 90-year-old legal opinion could jeopardize Gov. Tina Kotek’s desire to repeal House Bill 3991, the controversial Oregon Department of Transportation funding package she backed and lawmakers passed in a September special session.
Oregon Election Officials to Begin Purging Rolls of Inactive Voters
As Oregon kicks off a general election year, Secretary of State Tobias Read is taking what he says is the overdue step of cleaning up the state’s voter rolls.
Interstate Bridge Staff Hid Information About Ballooning Cost of Giant Highway Project
The estimated price tag more than doubled from $6 billion to $13.6 billion, but staff told a bistate panel Dec. 15 it didn’t have new numbers.