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On Your Voice, Your Vote, KATU speaks with Democratic Rep. Susan McLain and Republican Christine Drazan about the failure to pass the bill, and what's next.
Get in the car and explore Oregon's stunning "Seven Wonders" with this circular road trip around the state with stops on the ...
Oregon’s legislative session wrapped up last week without passing a comprehensive funding bill. Now, cities statewide are ...
The ruling was lauded by civil rights advocates and privacy watchdogs fresh off of a fight in the Oregon Legislature over a ...
The lack of a transportation funding fix before sine die Friday means that city and county road departments, as well as ODOT, ...
Admitting defeat on a comprehensive $11.7 billion transportation package, Democrats moved to pass a much smaller bill that ...
Nine Republicans boycotted the June 23 floor debate in the House in protest an exchange Sen. Chris Gorsek had on June 20 with a GOP co-vice chair.
Oregon Department of Transportation workers fill a pothole on U.S. Highway 97 near Chemult in 2016 (Oregon Department of Transportation/Flickr) Oregon’s long-awaited transportation funding bill ...
Oregon Legislature faces tight deadline to pass transportation bill The text of House Bill 2025 was not publicly released until June 9, when committee Republicans criticized it for lacking ...
The transportation department said it will run out of money needed for state highway maintenance after mid-2025. Without an increase in funding for this work, ODOT would have to lay off up to ...
Lawmakers unveiled House Bill 2025 on June 9 and have heard 7 hours of testimony and received more than 2,600 comments but the total cost is unclear.
A photo provided by the Oregon Department of Transportation shows smoke from a wildfire that shut down Interstate 84 between Hood River and The Dalles in Ore., Wednesday, June 11, 2025.