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Public Employee Union Members Sue Oregon Over Cuts to Their Retirement Benefits

Public employees sue the state of Oregon over retirement benefit cuts lawmakers approved earlier this year.

Governor’s Proposed Vetoes Include a Bill Enviros Hate and Money For a Dam Study in District of Dem Who Voted Against Cap and Trade Bill

Gov. Kate Brown says she may veto four pieces of legislation passed in 2019.

Despite Mockery, Oregon Officials Are Poised to Investigate the Health Effects of WiFi on Schoolkids

A Wi-Fi safety study made it through the Oregon Legislature. Other bills didn’t survive.

Sen. Brian Boquist Must Give 12 Hours’ Notice Before Entering the Capitol, So Oregon State Troopers Can Prepare

Boquist has sued for records of his disciplinary investigation, and says his family is getting death threats.

How Peter Courtney Lost Control of the Oregon Senate

Four factors cost Senate President Peter Courtney control of the chamber he’s led since 2003.

Newly Obtained Document Shows Senate Republicans Signed an Agreement in May to Not Walk Out Again

A newly obtained document shows that Republican senators broke a promise not to walk out a second time.

Oregon’s Top Democrats Were Blindsided by Senate President Peter Courtney’s Concession on Carbon Cap

Earlier this morning, Senate President Peter Courtney (D-Salem) made a surprising announcement that House Bill 2020, the cap and trade legislation that has embroiled the Senate for the past week, doesn’t have the votes needed to pass.

Logjam Continues at Oregon Capitol, But Militia Threat Fails to Materialize

Senate Republicans have refused to provide Democrats a quorum since Thursday, and have been hiding out of state.

Oregon Senate Republicans Reject Offer of Protection From Right-Wing Militias: “They’re Not Interested”

But this time, the theater awakened right-wing extremist groups, who pledged on social media to provide armed protection for the Republican senators.

Gov. Kate Brown Is Sending the Oregon State Police to Look for Senate Republicans

Gov. Kate Brown has ordered the Oregon State Police to go and find the Senate Republicans and return them to the Capitol for a vote on carbon reduction bill.

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