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Starting This Week, Oregon Grocery Shoppers Will Have to Pay 5 Cents For Paper Bags

Starting Jan. 1, Oregonians will no longer be able to get plastic bags at the grocery store.

Sen. Ron Wyden Introduces Bill That Would Jail Tech CEOs Who Lie About Sharing Consumer Data

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today introduced legislation aimed at protecting Americans’ data from being sold by and to corporations.

Oregon Is Now the Only State on the West Coast Where Consumers Can Buy CBD Products at Grocery Stores. Here Are 8 of the Most Bizarre and Bougie Products on Offer.

Oregon is now the West Coast’s CBD shopping destination.

Jeff Barker Spent 18 Years in the Oregon House. That’s Enough for Him.

At 76, Barker’s the longest currently-serving Democrat in the House.

The Oregon House Just Passed A Bill to Allow Cyclists to Treat Stop Signs Like Yield Signs

While the Senate may be camped out in the Gem State this week, the House is taking a cue from it. Bike advocates have been pushing the “Idaho Stop” bill for more than a decade.

Spring Forward? Fall Back? Forget About It: Daylight Saving Time Could Be Year-Round in Oregon by 2021

State lawmakers Thursday approved a bill to abolish time changes in Oregon and keep daylight saving time year-round, Oregon Public Broadcasting first reported.

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley Proposes Legislation to Address Damage to Coral Reefs From Sunscreen

Senator Jeff Merkely (D-Oregon) today introduced legislation aimed at protecting coral reefs from sunscreen chemicals.

Who Owns Your Fingerprint? You Don’t.

In Oregon, there are no laws governing the collection, use and retention of biometric data. This void scares the hell out of Chris Dresel.

What Readers Think About a Bill That Would Make Shoving a TriMet Employee a Felony

Last week, WW wrote about a bill in the Oregon Legislature that would make merely shoving any TriMet employee a felony, with a maximum penalty of five years in prison (“Push Comes to Shove,” WW, Feb. 27, 2019). Democrats in control of Salem are torn between reducing incarceration and supporting organized labor. Here’s what readers had to say.

New Bill Would Abolish Time Changes in Oregon, Keep Daylight Saving Time Year-Round

If dark winter skies at 4:30 pm depress you, here’s some good news: Oregon legislators are proposing a bill that would do away with time changes.

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