Oregon families desperately need affordable child care. The state’s early childhood agency left $67M for free preschool unspent

A few large preschools or Head Start operators accounted for a large share of the slots that were funded but never served ...

Corporate profits, consumer spending reverse Oregon’s deficit but budget challenges remain

This is a developing story and may be updated. Oregon lawmakers meeting at the Capitol to balance the state’s budget are ...

Improved corporate profits mean Oregon’s budgetary squeeze isn’t as tight as feared

Corporations’ strong financial showing “offsets a lot of the weakness we would see in wage and salary income, especially in ...
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Oregon Democrats float plan to reclaim state money lost to Trump tax cut bill

The proposal, crafted by state Sen. Anthony Broadman, D-Bend, and state Rep. Nancy Nathanson, D-Eugene, would expand an ...

Embattled Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s old congressional office was hit with a $100,000 workplace discrimination claim

The $98,650 settlement was linked to a complaint alleging a violation of the federal statute banning discrimination based on ...

‘They create fear’: Oregon bill aims to protect hospital patient rights for ICE detainees

State lawmakers and the Oregon Nurses Association introduced a bill on Friday, marking the union’s latest efforts to protect ...