A state representative is among the chief petitioners in proposals to open up lawmakers to lawsuits and require cities to crack down on unlawful protests.

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler has asked the U.S. Attorney’s office to end the federal deputization of 56 Portland Police officers, currently slated to last the rest of this year.

The proposal would open the door for a wide array of campaign finance regulations in Oregon, currently one of the most permissive states in the country.

A yearlong investigation led by APM Reports finds the company took in some of the most difficult-to-treat children while keeping costs low in pursuit of profit and expansion. The result was dozens of cases of physical violence, sexual assault and improper restraints. Despite repeated scandals, many states and counties continue to send kids to Sequel for one central reason: They have little choice.

After flirting with a presidential candidacy, Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley is a strong favorite for re-election while Republican Jo Rae Perkins questions the threat of COVID-19 and climate change.

Sunday marks the 170th anniversary of the Donation Land Claim Act, which kick-started the white settlement of current-day Oregon—and the seizure of Indigenous people's land.

The campaign against a November ballot measure to improve transportation in the Portland metro area by taxing large business payrolls has received nearly $840,000 in cash contributions — much of that from some of Oregon’s largest and more politically influential corporations.

Portland braced for potential violence Saturday as the Proud Boys, designated a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, planned to bring people into the city for an unsanctioned rally.

Republicans are expecting President Donald Trump to announce Saturday that he is nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, as he aims to put a historic stamp on the high court just weeks before the election.

The move is designed to allow the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office and Oregon State Police to control the law enforcement response to the event, the governor's office said.