Sen. Merkley is dragged into controversy surrounding IRS scandal on tea party groups

Ways and Means chairmen say Oregon budget will go forward

Oregon official felt pressure from pro-fluoride Upstream Public Health about dental study

Why there are no anti-fluoride arguments in some voters' pamphlets

Audit raps state over welfare; officials defend programs

Renewable energy initiative approved for signature gathering

Concealed permit rush keeps sheriff's office busy

Judge: TriMet, union bargaining sessions not public

Mason Dam plan moves ahead

Services to help victims of sex trafficking face Portland's budget ax

Favorable revenue forecast drives wedge between Democrats and Republicans deeper

Kitzhaber says additional public pension reform is dead

May revenue forecast gives more than $270M additional

Licensed medical marijuana dispensaries coming via Oregon bill

Oregon Legislature passes bill guarding workers' social media passwords

State Representative Says Charlie Hales' Fight Against pro-union Bill is "Laughable"

Former State Senator Nominated for National Position

Is Loren Parks getting involved in Portland's fluoride campaign

Latest poll shows fluoride measure failing

Multnomah County, Portland reach agreement on budget deal

House speaker opens door to more pension cuts

Kitzhaber announces support for reducing Money Match benefits for some

Kitzhaber's plan for tax, PERS bargain gets mixed reaction

Party leaders differ on governor's budgetary plan

TriMet appears to be a high cost transit agency

CRC could just sink

Driver Card Repeal Petition goes online

Jack Roberts: Is it time we limited presidents to one six-year term

Oregon's hospital tax: legislative equivalent of fighting over debt limit

Sherwood HS pulled controversial article from school newspaper

Should rule-breaking coaches pay for NCAA violations

State audit says DHS isn't tracking food-stamp fraud

Portland Revenue Bureau collects $6M Arts Tax

TVWD: Public may not get river water vote

Happy Valley introduces radio station for community, emergency news

House approves renewal of taxes on hospitals, nursing homes

Senate bars employers from requiring access to employee social media accounts

Senate requires prevailing wages for construction projects on college campuses

Beaverton approves $7 million bonds to relocate to the Round - After many bankruptcies and millions of taxpayers money

House panel gives green light to road usage charge

Pros, cons aired on Gov. Kitzhaber's plan for teacher training

Mental health staff in Oregon prison system push for big raises

Drones over Pendleton: Unmanned military craft plies civilian airspace

Gov. Kitzhaber's companion, Cylvia Hayes, defends trip to Bhutan

Psychiatric Security Review Board director placed on leave

Hatfield statue may replace Oregon pioneer in DC

Oregon report on religious liberty released

Oregon Legislature nears vote on hospital tax

House gives final approval of ban on motors, seaplanes on Waldo Lake

Lawmakers offer mixed views on expanded teacher training

Oregon lawmakers wade into vaccination debate

Oregon Legislature today: Comprehensive state health care plan; horse tripping

DeFazio thinks he can fend off rival for top Democratic spot on resources panel

Oregon's upstart health co-ops to challenge mainstream insurers

Multnomah County judge upholds raise and-line phone tax vote

White powder forces evacuation of Mult. Co. Board of Elections

Portland arts tax compromise

Oregon budget talks gain momentum with econ report

Lawmakers consider expanding state leave laws

Health care reform affects Oregon's larger employers differently

Oregon chancellor worries about affordability

Federal jobs in Oregon shrinking

OSU & PSU's Presidents both made more than half a million dollars, study says

Beaverton Wants More Affordable Housing - at what cost?

TriMet Tramples on People's Credit; Streetcars Still Late

Three Years Later, ObamaCare Remains a Troubled Law

Oregon Legislature jobs agenda:

Clackamas Town Center Shooting - Why so many misread the shooter

Driven to speak out: Women want licenses for illegal aliens - for illegal aliens

Gun turn in - Some recive a fraction of what the gun is worth

State economist discusses forecasting for Oregon's budget

Why aren't Willamette students reporting sexual assaults?

Tax fight aims at PSU renewal district - They are trying to go around the Measure 5 tax limit

Study: Jobs heading to the 'burbs - Old news! this has been going on for decades.

Beaverton could issue $7 million in bonds to move City Hall - The Round has gone bankrupt several times

Portland Public Schools moves to lift cap on high school classes - so students can have a full schedule

Watchdogs howl at PDX city water rate plan

Bill could stop proposed Stafford-area composting facility

Control towers at 149 small airports to stay open - Was it a bluff to scare voters?

Forest Grove School District proposed 2013-14 budget

KBOO manager about-face welcomes staff union

Oregon City voters': Keep water rates in place or face failing pipelines

Legislature expected to approve $80 million for mental institution in Junction City

Opponents seek vote on immigrant driver's card law

Colleges might ask about sexual orientation

Klamath Commissioners, Siskiyou board oppose dam removal

Legislature votes to ban teens from tanning salons

Oregon Senate pushes to limit impact of high-stakes lawsuit

Political contribution tax credit draws praise, fire

Rep. Bentz named to Small Business Task Force

Second Clackamas County person moves to Washington Department of Transportation

TriMet ticket machine bug falsely froze thousands of riders' credit cards

Hales' Budget Cuts Include a Bureau Director

Novick wants to start over with arts tax

Two SW Community College candidates disavow PAC

Plan aims to register drivers as voters

Audit finds Oregonians wrongly getting aid

Kinder Morgan drops plans to export coal from Port of St. Helens

Labor union rallies for first contract at UO

Study: Jobs heading to the 'burbs

Tax fight aims at PSU renewal district

Union representatives probe Eugene School District spending

Bicycling contributes $400M to Oregon tourism

Brendan Monaghan: May 2013 might be Oregon's 'try again' election

Hales Wants to Keep Weekend Street Closures in Old Town

Local scientist named to top federal health advisory council

Dalai Lama lands in Portland with heavy security

Gov. Kitzhaber signs public-employee pension cuts

Governor signs measure to increase regulation of sports agents

Oregon House approves rights for domestic workers

Kitzhaber against tribal casino in Medford

Sex offender treatment locations at issue

Future of Oregon's historic bottle bill rests on redemption centers

Oregon's congressional clout grown faster than almost all other states since 2009

Portland arts tax changes keep coming

National Day of the Cowboy gets Oregon Legislature's blessing

Pregnancy centers fight SB 490

Internet sales tax bill in Congress is being fiercely opposed by Oregon Senators

Legislative leaders: Four weeks left to move bills

Kitzhaber signs bill cutting pension benefits for some retired government workers

Digital proof of motor insurance bill headed to Governor

Environmental activists up in arms over protest bills

Oregon gun-control bills lack support in Senate

Senate okays bill to let Oregon moms keep placentas

Debate grows over Oregon Health Plan study

TriMet puzzled by worst MAX meltdown in memory

Several factors play into political climate

Mixed results of Oregon Health Plan study fuel national debate

Oregon Senate bill focuses new rules on companies that collect on bad checks

Rail line would get tax break under bill

Oregon House names state microbe

The High Cost Of Measure 11

Lack of standards for Oregon medical interpreters raises issues about training

Senate OKs state board appointments

Local issues highlight Oregon's May ballot

Marion County's first remote ballot drop box opens in Keizer

Camping ban proposed in Willamette National Forest

Up for review: Legislature eyes tax breaks

In one Oregon family of teachers, PERS reform

TriMet: Ticket machine flagged credit cards as stolen

WES at 4: Still a Financial Train Wreck

Columbia Grain locks out longshoremen

Oregon bill targets vacant foreclosures

TriMet's broken ticket machines

City of Portland administrators hired without outside recruitment

Dozens oppose Tigard Walmart

Mental health crisis center fighting Portland Mayor Charlie Hales'

Referendum on Clackamas River Water's new board

Oregon prepares to foreclose on SoloPower

United Streetcar vehicles still aren't ready: - another crony capitlist failiure today

Gov. Kitzhaber fights for film subsidies - What is he doing for the taxpayers?

Lake Oswego considers cuts to staff, forgoing tax increase - to accommodate Increasing public pension and health-care

May election ballots on the way

Parkrose Students Walkout To Protest Cuts - Teacher demanded raises = cuts to programs & teachers

Story of armed shopper fuels national debate

Teachers in Oregon, unready for new, higher standards - they can't meet the old standards

Gov. Kitzhaber tries to kick-start budget talks

Oregon's 2014 ballot looks as if it could be stuffed with issues

Sanyo layoffs prompt review of taxpayer incentives

Portland pays $162,302 severance to retiring Chief Financial Officer

Should the state buy treadmill desks for employees

State workers still unhappy with wellness program

Advocates for two tax credits seek extensions

Film crews woo Oregon lawmakers, make pitch for tax incentives

Multnomah County not looking at significant service cuts in new budget

Portland's mayor seeks to bust police commanding officers union

BLM starts new court-ordered Ruby Pipeline environmental review

Gov. Kitzhaber signs driver card bill at May Day rally

Some Oregon ballots could be printed in Spanish or other language

Wyden-Merkley pressed on forest bill

Jack Roberts: Needed a transactional politician to solve PERS and taxes

Oregon Investment Council puts $1B of PERS funds into private equity

Oregon looks to tighten reins on service animals

Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler announces she is expecting first child

State, not locals, should regulate farm crops, Oregon Senate says

Bill could hold Chip Kelly liable for some NCAA investigation costs

Hales says fund CRC or shelve it

Metro survey: Put money in transit, roads

New audit says PDC must better manage records

Portland Public Schools budget draws both outcry and support

Oregon House passes immigrant driver's card bill

Oregon lawmakers focus on pair of sex-trafficking bills

Rep. Greg Walden and the tax side of 'chained CPI'

DeFazio, Ore. lawmakers oppose postal service cuts

ODOT's $6.5M plans to raise the IQ of Portland-area highways

Portland mayor seeks water rate hike, 182 job cuts

State regulators decline Portland's request for longer deadline on resevoir replacement

City of Ashland plans utility rate increases but no property tax increase

40 Oregon "National Prayer Day" events

CRC investigation: Where your tax money is really going

Bill would force firms to remove wave-energy buoys

Citing 'environmental terrorism,' Oregon House passes bills targeting activists

House OKs instant racing at Portland Meadows

Oregon bill would ban feeding of raccoons

Portland poker rooms face shutdown under bill at Oregon Legislature

Treadmills, autism and more: state worker health in Legislature

DOJ: Child support system needs computer upgrade

Oregon insurers filing 2014 individual health policies; sticker shock likely

Grant Constitution Team finishes first in nation

2013 Oregon Legislature reaches halfway point

Four things to know from Oregon Legislature this week

Courtney looks at rest of session

Senate Minority Leader's focus: 'Pull votes to the center'

After a quick start, Kitzhaber's focus now on budget

House leaders keep their options open despite political divisions

House votes to make brewer's yeast state microbe

Oregon offers high-cost preschool, rations seats to just 10 percent