Oregon Legislature

Cities will receive “new resources in April, not August,” Rep. David Gomberg, a Democrat from the central coast said on Wednesday morning, “and that’s significant.”

A bill that would ban the sale of items made from kangaroo leather in Oregon won’t move forward this year in Salem.

Gov. Kotek's new housing package will only apply to new shelter spaces. Cities say they can't singlehandedly foot the bill.

The Legislature is rushing to capitalize on federal money for the semiconductor industry. In the process, it's likely to give the governor authority to upend normal land-use policy.

Oregon lawmakers approved $200 million in spending on Wednesday for more affordable housing, supporting kids who are houseless and helping people on the verge of becoming unsheltered.

A very limited program at Portland State University would support more students — and expand to more institutions — under SB 572.

A bill in the Oregon Legislature is looking to set up a pilot program that would give $1,000 a month to low or no income Oregonians over a two-year period. If passed, it would create the nation’s first statewide guaranteed income program. The proposal has sparked heated debate.

As the first anniversary of the war in Ukraine passes, Oregon legislators are considering a bill to make it easier for Ukrainian refugees to do things like rent an apartment and get a driver's license.

Idaho border town projects just $25,600 in state tax revenue from more than $100 million in sales.

The idea of the bill is straightforward: turn empty, boarded-up commercial or office buildings, many vacated during the COVID-19 pandemic, into much-needed housing units.