After the longest walkout in state history, a last-minute compromise allowed Oregon lawmakers to return to work on June 15 with just 10 days left in the legislative session. The parties had reached an impasse over Democrat-backed bills related to gun control, abortion, and gender-transition services. Because Oregon’s legislative rules require a two-thirds quorum to…
Oregon Legislators Compromise Over Gender, Abortion, Ghost Guns, and Fentanyl
June 28, 2023
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Oregon Lawmakers Pass Self-Service Gasoline Bill After Decades-Long Ban
Oregon lawmakers on Wednesday voted to let Oregonians and travelers pump their own gas after a decades-long ban since 1951. House Bill 2426 would require gas stations to staff at least half of their open pumps for people who want assistance and allow other pumps to be open for self-service. Under the bill, stations in 16…
Oregon’s DMV System Caught up in Global Hack, Millions at Risk of Identity Theft
Oregon’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) system has been hacked, putting millions of people at risk for identity theft. Oregon DMV confirmed Thursday that the agency was hacked two weeks ago. An estimated 3.5 million driver’s licenses and identification card files were compromised. DMV spokesperson Michelle Godfrey said the breach had extended to about 90 percent…
Oregon’s Senate Walkout Ends as Republicans Rejoin the State Senate
Oregon’s six-week-long walkout is over as Republican members rejoin the Oregon Senate on Thursday and come to a compromising agreement on stalled bills relating to abortion, transgender health care, and gun safety. The walkout happened after Republicans opposed measures on abortion and gender-affirming care that Republicans claimed went too far as the measure would allow doctors to provide abortions regardless of a patient’s…
Oregon Jury Finds Electric Utility Company PacifiCorp Liable for 2020 Wildfires
Electric utility company PacifiCorp has been found liable by an Oregon jury for causing four devastating wildfires in the state in 2020. The 12-person Multnomah County jury found the Portland-headquartered company—which is the state’s second-largest electrical utility—grossly negligent and its conduct reckless, and determined that PacifiCorp should pay out almost $72 million in damages to various victims,…
Oregon GOP State Senators Continue to Protest Democrat Bills; Boycott Stalls $10.2 Billion K-12 Funding
June 13, 2023
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K-12 public school students in Oregon, like those across the United States, continue to deal with the disadvantages that COVID-19 and government response to the pandemic dealt them—particularly in the critical area of in-person instruction. Loss of time inside the classroom has contributed to students falling behind in competency and in meeting standards. Oregon students…
Federal Judge Hears Challenges to Oregon’s New Gun Laws
June 11, 2023
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A trial held in Portland last week aims to determine whether Oregon’s voter-approved gun-control measure is constitutional in light of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last summer. Should Ballot Measure 14 survive this legal test, the state would have among the strictest gun laws in the nation. The measure at issue would ban the manufacture…
Portland City Council Approves Daytime Camping Ban
June 8, 2023
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The Portland City Council passed an ordinance on June 7 to ban camping during daylight hours amid struggles to address a homelessness that Mayor Ted Wheeler has called a “human catastrophe.“ Passed by a 3–1 vote, the new ordinance prohibits camping between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. in many public spaces throughout the city, including…
Class Action ADA Suit Forces Portland to Clear Sidewalks of Homeless Camps
May 31, 2023
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The City of Portland, Oregon, will be required to clear its sidewalks of sprawling homeless camps under terms of a lawsuit tentatively settled this week. Filed in September, the federal class action lawsuit alleged that the city violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 by allowing tent camps and debris…
Truck Driver Indicted on Manslaughter Charges After Deadly Oregon Crash That Killed 7 Farmworkers
May 31, 2023
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PORTLAND, Ore.—The driver of the semitruck involved in a fatal crash on Interstate 5 in Oregon earlier this month that left seven farmworkers dead has been indicted on charges of manslaughter, court documents show. A grand jury in Marion County Court on Tuesday indicted Lincoln Smith, a 52-year-old truck driver from California, on 12 counts,…
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