Senate

“Think Out Loud” guest host Geoff Norcross spoke with Senate Majority Leader Kayse Jama, D-Portland, to get his thoughts on progress toward sine die. 

In a sign of mounting concerns about political violence, Oregon state lawmakers recently passed a bill blocking their personal addresses — hours before a Minnesota lawmaker was shot and killed in her home.

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden would be 79 when he's up for reelection.

Senate Bill 952 passed through the chamber 16-13.

Democrats plowed ahead with a tax package Saturday despite Republican objections and a lack of clarity about what Gov. Bob Ferguson will support.

A bill that would make Oregon a pioneer in the practice squeaked through the Senate on Thursday.

Colorado Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet stopped short Wednesday of calling on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to step down from leadership, but came pretty darn close.

Senate Bill 555 could ensure that data lawmakers use when crafting bills is kept under wraps.

Oregon CattleWomen have championed the T-bone as the official state steak, due to its two distinct sides like Oregon, with a split like the Cascades down the middle.

Mustafa Taher Kasubhai was confirmed 51 to 44, to lifetime appointment as a U.S. District Court Judge in Oregon.