Deschutes Brewery Latest Company to Bow Out of Supporting Cap-and-Trade Climate Bill

Deschutes Brewery drops out of a business group that supported a controversial climate bill.

Senate Republicans Say They Will Come Back to Work Saturday at 9 AM

Senate Republicans will end their walkout June 29 at a 9 am.

“Reset” Controversy: Republicans Acknowledge They Did Not In Fact Require New Bill Number For Cap and Trade Legislation

Sen. Cliff Bentz, the lead GOP climate negotiator, says he was focused on the substance of the bill, not its label.

Loggers Rallied Against Climate Bill in Salem Today But New Documents Show Some of Oregon’s Largest Timber Owners Support Cap and Trade

Loggers rally in Salem to protest climate bill. Meanwhile some large timber owners supported the bill.

Senate Republicans Aren’t Sure Cap-And-Trade Bill is Dead, No Timetable for Return

Oregon Senate Republicans aren’t sure carbon reduction bill is dead and aren’t ready to go back to work.

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.

Senator Says Nothing Could Return Her to the Capitol After Being Compared to a “Terrorist.”