The federal government will no longer replace SNAP benefits lost to fraud, officials warn.
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Oregon Legislature gets to work on budget, transportation and other issues
Transportation, housing and a plan for state spending were among the key concerns for Oregon legislators, as the 2025 session got underway Tuesday, Jan. 21.
First Japanese American rep named to House, as Oregon legislators begin 2025 work
Portland-area officials selected Mari Watanabe, who will be Oregon’s first Japanese American lawmaker, to fill a vacant seat in the state House. The Legislature gets back to work Tuesday, Jan. 21.
Oregon joins other states in two gun rights cases in Texas
One case focuses on a loophole in gun show sales and the other on conversion devices that change handguns into machine guns.
Electric Slide: Oregon’s new electric truck rule is disrupting the state’s transportation industry
The company that builds diesel trucks in Oregon has stopped selling them in the state, as a new rule takes effect. Company officials say Oregon’s long hauls and lack of charging stations for the big trucks make the requirements unworkable.
Republican legislator says reputation ‘destroyed’ over his controversial pay raise
AROUND OREGON: State Rep. Greg Smith, a Republican from Heppner, is threatening to sue two public agencies for destroying his reputation. His claims focus on efforts to boost his pay by 55%.
Protection for Owyhee Canyonlands dies in Congress, Oregon leaders to try again
Oregon’s “Grand Canyon” will not be protected by Congress after a proposal to do so passed the Senate but died in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Oregon’s Salinas, Merkley join Maryland’s Raskin to seek ban on election betting
The proposed ban comes after online betting markets accepted hundreds of millions in bets on the 2024 election
Oregon getting federal money to improve habitat for imperiled western monarch butterfly
A new grant seeks to improve habitat for the western monarch butterflies, an iconic species in serious decline in Oregon and other western states.
Oregon task force ends work but makes no call on raising alcohol taxes
Rather than endorse a specific change, a task force opts to let Oregon legislators review an array of options for raising alcohol taxes to fund addiction treatment.