Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and nearly two dozen other Democratic-led states urged the U.S. Supreme Court to preserve the ability of emergency room doctors to provide abortions, arguing that failing to do so would have devastating effects for their health care systems and women across the country.

Lawmakers are weighing an array of pharmacy bills this session that could rein in prescription prices and allow pharmacists to treat people for COVID-19

Rep. Dwayne Yunker, R-Grants Pass, was appointed to fill a vacancy in the state House in December

Texas was sued over its restrictions on drag performances, an Oregon clinic was shut down by a bomb threat, and Florida reversed its ban on high school AP psychology curriculum.

The law makes New York the third state to make it possible for residents to access contraception without going to a doctor.

The bill would make it a felony to transport a minor to obtain an abortion or even to a post office to pick up abortion medication.

Although Republicans criticize her for the commutations, Gov. Kate Brown made clear she did so as ‘recognition that the death penalty is immoral’ and ‘an irreversible punishment.’

Oregon is at least the sixth state to consider mitigative measures for people accused of marijuana-related crimes since President Joe Biden issued pardons on a federal level in October.

Voters in four states have approved ballot measures that will change their state constitutions to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime, while those in a fifth state rejected a flawed version of the question. The measures approved Tuesday could curtail the use of prison labor in Alabama, Oregon, Tennessee and Vermont. In Louisiana, […]

The National Shooting Sports Foundation, which donated to Christine Drazan just days before Election Day, has given nearly $600,000 to Republican candidates this election cycle.

Mike Erickson promises to ‘stop the reckless tax-and-spend schemes’ after taking PPP funds.

Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a congressional candidate in Oregon, also claims the American Rescue Plan ‘hurt the American people.’ Meanwhile, her business accepted more than $1.3 million in forgiven PPP loans.

During a podcast four years ago, Oregon Republican House nominee Alek Skarlatos laughed at the idea of a woman being accidentally choked to death during sex.

The Energy Department announced nearly $50 million for research, development and demonstration work to support floating offshore wind platforms.

There were more heat deaths in Portland in June than in the entire state over the past 20 years, authorities said.

More than 100 people in Oregon died during the extreme heat wave in late June.

Oregon state Rep. Mike Nearman refused to resign, so his fellow state lawmakers expelled him from the chamber.

Security camera video emerged showing state Rep. Mike Nearman opening a door to the Oregon Capitol, allowing protesters to enter.

This past year has seen a continued reappraisal of the legacy of 19th-century Pacific Northwest missionary Marcus Whitman.

‘The impacts to our family farms and these rural communities will be off the scale,’ said Klamath Irrigation District president Ty Kliewer.

Thirteen states and the District of Columbia have enacted similar laws thus far.

Public health officials say the efforts are crucial to reach people who haven’t been immunized yet.

State Sen. Dallas Heard also opposes mandatory safety measures aimed at curbing the coronavirus pandemic.

As a violent mob descended on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., protests in other states also cropped up.

The latest Trump fan to be arrested targeted Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer with antisemitic remarks.

Also: A Georgia church takes a stand against LGBTQ discrimination and a federal court hands a victory to Texas voters.

Mayor Ted Wheeler’s appearance at the protest in Portland came hours after attorneys for Oregon urged a judge to issue a restraining order against federal agents in the city.

The suit by Oregon’s attorney general is one of several filed over law enforcement’s response to the Portland protests.

Donald Trump has discussed sending federal law enforcement officers to New York and Chicago.

House leaders said they were ‘alarmed’ by the Trump administration’s tactics against protesters in Portland and other cities.