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Oregon poised to line up $1 billion for I-5 bridge replacement just before legislative session ends

The plan pledges $250 million per biennium in general obligation bond dollars over the next eight years to meet Oregon's share of the project cost....

Portland airport light rail service will shut down for four months starting Sunday

The MAX Red Line will only run as far as Gateway Transit Center until October while crews rebuild the light rail station at Portland International...

Portland agrees to buy land around downtown Morrison Bridge ramps for $8M to use for event space, parking

The blocks surrounding the downtown ramps to the Morrison Bridge had previously been envisioned as a public market, but that plan fell through years ago....

1,800 nurses warn of strike starting June 19 at Providence Portland, two other facilities

The five-day strike is planned to begin June 19. Providence says it will not bargain with the union while the strike is pending or in...

Yes, Oregon Republican lawmakers still get paid during the walkout

Oregon lawmakers' salaries are set by state statute, and the rules don't tie paychecks to attendance — not even if the absences are deliberate and...

No, uncultivated mushroom spores do not contain psilocybin

It's a loophole that many online retailers openly exploit, but cultivating those spores remains illegal in Oregon — Measures 109 and 110 notwithstanding. PORTLAND,...

Portland agrees to quotas for sidewalk homeless camp removal in ADA lawsuit settlement

If approved, the agreement will require Portland to remove at least 500 sidewalk camps per year and put at least $3 million annually toward removals....

After-school Pride event canceled at Portland elementary school due to threats

The after-school event was scheduled for Friday but was canceled due to threats on social media, by phone and to staff email addresses, the school...

Here's a list of every walkout held in the Oregon Legislature

The current walkout is technically the tenth in Oregon's legislative history, although some of the prior ones were considerably less dramatic than others. SALEM,...

Gov. Kotek orders pause on tolling until 2026, likely delaying the start of tolls on I-205

The delay is intended to buy time for a new legislative subcommittee that will oversee ODOT's tolling plans and work to avoid harming vulnerable communities....

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