Oregon Legislature

She says the state may begin layoffs next week.

This week, the Oregon Legislature allocated $10 million in lottery bonds for the forthcoming James Beard Public Market in downtown Portland. It's a major step for the food hall that has been decades in the making.

State lawmakers didn't pass a signature transportation package but they did tackle other topics.

House Bill 3792 will double the Oregon Energy Assistance Program from $20 million to $40 million, with the goal of helping more low-income Oregonians pay their energy bills and avoid disconnections.

After tweaks that reduced its price tag, HB 2025 found at least one Republican supporter.

Kotek and Democrats in the Oregon Senate have raised concerns about the preschool program approved by voters in 2020. The governor has asked Multnomah County leaders to address her concerns by next tax year.

The end of Oregon's 2025 legislative is nearing.

In a rare legislative move Wednesday, the state Senate voted to override one of Gov. Tina Kotek’s vetoes and re-approve a measure aiming to protect the rights of children placed in the state’s custody.

The measure passed the state House with just one vote against Tuesday, after passing the state Senate unanimously in April.

A legislative effort to shut down the universal preschool program now appears to be dead. But the program’s supporters remain wary.