The bill would place limits on single-use plastics at restaurants and hotels and ban thicker plastic bags at stores and ...

The March 4 offer, signed by senior assistant attorney general Michelle Enfield, was not to be “construed” as an admission of ...

A vote in the House has not yet been scheduled, but if passed, it would make Oregon the 16th state to essentially outlaw PFAS ...

Oregon Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would ban single-use checkout bags statewide and allow only recycled paper bags.

Bills in the Oregon legislature that would ease public safety requirements for convicted sex offenders and downsize the state's backlog for classifying offenders are facing backlash.

Wyden and Merkley argued that extending the area would protect wildlife and benefit fishing and recreation industries.

Democrat Tina Kotek is backing legislation that would allow the state to demand coaches in underperforming schools and take ...

One-term Oregon congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer successfully turned her election loss and closer-than-typical relationship ...

Oregon U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley spoke with NewsWatch 12 ahead of town hall meetings in Jackson and Josephine County on Sunday, March 16.

The Oregon Senate has voted to raise the minimum age for marriage to 18 years old, joining 13 other states with the same ...

The Oregon Department of Education would have historic power to intervene in struggling schools and districts across the ...

Oregon lawmakers are trying to crack down on the prevalence of single-use plastics offered at businesses statewide. Senate ...