Salem, Ore., is in budget straits, in part because untaxed state buildings make up 8 percent of the property in the city. Tina Kotek is backing a local property tax increase as lawmakers consider ways ...

Oregon governor and Salem resident Tina Kotek plans to vote for a temporary new property tax levy that aims to keep the ...

The Oregon Legislature passed two bills to provide consistent funding to summer learning programs and to ensure they boost ...

But it comes with a condition: The money should be spent on programs that get students reading and writing at grade level.

Republicans were split in their support of House Bill 2251, which passed the Oregon House on Tuesday after a lively debate.

With bipartisan support, the Oregon House of Representatives on Tuesday passed House Bill 2251, which would prohibit Oregon students from using their smartphones during the school day. "With this ...

The Oregon House passed a bill on Monday that would expand the types of locations where child care centers could open across ...

The Kansas Senate is the upper house of the Kansas Legislature. It is composed of 40 Senators representing an equal amount of districts. As of the 2020 Census, Kansas state senators represented an ...

OREGON - The Oregon State Fire Marshal has announced the recipients of the 2025 Wildfire Season Staffing Grant, aimed at ...

Unlike a handful of other states, Oregon does not require districts to report ... surveyed what it says was a representative sample of educators in nearly every state and found that the majority ...

Legislative committees in the House and Senate recently advanced bills that would implement additional state firearm regulations ... Dianne Lugo covers the Oregon Legislature and equity issues. Reach ...

On March 31, the Oregon State Senate passed Senate Bill 1098 to the Oregon House of Representatives for consideration in an 18 to 10 vote. The move could significantly impact what books and ...