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Republican Rep. Knute Buehler speaks at the Oregon House chamber during a special legislative session in Salem, Ore., Monday, May 21, 2018. Democratic Gov. Kate Brown convened the meeting to push a tax break aimed at small businesses.
This Jan. 11, 2018 file photo shows dark clouds hovering over the Capitol in Salem, Ore. Oregon's Legislature ended its 2018 session on Saturday, March 3, 2018 wrapping up an almost month-long session that saw additional gun controls, an attempt to curb opioid abuse and a remedy to prevent losses to state coffers from the federal tax overhaul.
In this April 27, 2017, file photo, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown speaks in the Capitol ceremonial office in Salem, Ore. Brown formally announced via a press statement and You Tube video Monday, Sept.
The mother of two was rescused Wednesday by the U.S. Coast Guard along Highway 101 near Sea Lion Caves in Oregon A mother missing for nearly four days was rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard on a cliff along the Oregon coast Wednesday. Heather Mounce was reported missing after family members had not heard from her since Saturday in Dallas, which is roughly 15 miles west of Salem.
In this April 27, 2017, file photo, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown speaks in the Capitol ceremonial office in Salem, Ore. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, a Democrat, on Tuesday signed into law what advocates called the nation's most progressive reproductive health policy, expanding access to abortion and birth control at a time when President Donald Trump's administration and other states are trying to restrict them.
A month after lawmakers adjourned, the halls of the Capitol are quiet. But for one of the Oregon Legislature's most powerful members, a crucial question remains unanswered: Will Senate President Peter Courtney retire? The answer will determine the tone of future legislative sessions, the power split between Oregon's liberal and moderate Democrats, the level of bipartisanship in the Capitol and whether lawmakers take action on issues ranging from climate change to corporate taxes.
Oregon conservatives have long railed against Democratic lawmakers' use of "emergency clauses" on legislation, which allow bills to go into effect immediately and prevent opponents from trying to refer them to voters. In recent years, the majority party in Salem, these critics claim, have used unnecessary "emergency clauses" to shield controversial legislation such as an expansion of background checks on people buying guns, a minimum wage increase, and the emissions-controlling "clean fuels" program from Oregon voters.
Senate Minority Leader Ted Ferrioli, R-John Day, speaks at a press conference at the Oregon State Capitol in a file photo from January. This is no way to achieve bipartisanship.
The husband of a 21-year-old Salem woman whose remains were found in a shallow grave in Tillamook County has been charged with manslaughter after authorities say he helped her commit suicide. Brian David Henry was indicted Friday by a Tillamook County grand jury on an accusation of second-degree manslaughter.
Deputies have arrested a Salem-area woman under accusations that she neglected a 20-year-old horse to the point that little flesh remains between the animal's skin and bones. Marion County Sheriff's deputies began their investigation on July 29, after neighbors of Randi Solorzano said it looked as if Solorzano's horse was in distress.