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Oregon Lawmakers Mull Big Changes To Death Penalty

Bills under discussion would change state law to limit crimes punishable by death, and change standards for a death sentence.

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Oregon's Public Defense System 'Is Not Constitutional' Report Finds

Save The Leftovers, Save The Planet? New Cookbook Tackles Food Waste

SimCity In Stumptown: A City Planner's Dream

Tin House Publishing To End Print Magazine In 2019

Oregon's Bike Tax Is Pulling In Far Less Than Expected

West Coast Fishery Rebounds After Years Of Conservation

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Madras Youth Leaves Behind A Gift For Family: A New Home

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In Madras new houses are dedicated to farm workers, built by young people who learned the tools of the trade as they went.

NW Lawmakers Reopen I-5 Bridge Replacement Talks

Oregon Rep. Schrader Continues To Oppose Pelosi's House Speaker Bid

Eugene Council Rejects Transition Plan, Pulls Funding For Highway 99

Almost 15,000 Migrant Children Now Held At Nearly Full Shelters

3 Oregon Men Face Hate Crime Charges For Alleged Beating Of Black DJ

After High Drama, Portland School Board Votes For Police Agreement

Deadline Looming For Oregonians To Sign Up For Health Care

Merkley Has Options To Pursue Presidential, Senate Runs Simultaneously

First Latina Elected To Congress Retires With A Warning To Republicans

Iranians Are Converting To Evangelical Christianity In Turkey

Arts & Life

🎶 opbmusic's Favorite Songs Of 2018 🎧

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From doom metal to slow jams, listen to our favorite songs from Oregon musicians released in 2018.

10 Minutes With Boreen

KMHD's Top 10 Jazz Albums Of 2018

Dark Horse Entertainment's Founder On The Future Of Comic Books

🎤 opbmusic's Picks For The Best Albums Of 2018

Album Premiere: bed. - 'Replay'

DJ Anjali And The 18-Year Party

Save The Leftovers, Save The Planet? New Cookbook Tackles Food Waste

This 'Broken Ornament' Led To Christmas Magic

The Thistle & Shamrock: Roots And Branches

Sunwatchers' Rhapsodic 'Beautiful Crystals' Weaves A Mutant Groove

Environment

Farm Bill Contains Familiar Fight Over Wildfire Management

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Congress passed a new Farm Bill on Wednesday that also contains several provisions aimed at reducing the severity of Western wildfires.

Bill To Allow Killing Sea Lions To Help Salmon Heads To Trump's Desk

Groups Ask Oregon Legislature For Mega-Dairy Moratorium

Grazing Restrictions Could Be Lifted On Some Of Oregon's Sage Grouse Habitat

Federal Judge Orders Stronger Cold-Water Fish Protections In Oregon Rivers

'Rethinking The Past' In The Aftermath Of California's Deadly Wildfires

West Coast Fishery Rebounds After Years Of Conservation Efforts

Arctic Report Card Documents 'Cascading Effects' Of Warming Ocean Temperatures

Study Finds Eugene Mussel Population Reproducing

World's First Insect Vaccine Could Help Bees Fight Off Deadly Disease

Trump EPA Proposes Big Changes To Federal Water Protections