Calling it a “moral imperative,” the Oregon Senate voted Monday to ban landlords from asking about or disclosing tenants’ ...

The bill would barely impact the state’s unemployment fund, they say: The Oregon Employment Department estimated that if ...

Budget woes, cuts to the federal wildfire-fighting workforce and President Donald Trump’s threats against Canada have made it ...

New Jersey and New York are the only states that currently allow striking workers to collect unemployment. The legislation also would extend unemployment to striking public employees in Oregon.

A bill under consideration at the Legislature proposes significant changes to Oregon’s election system. House Bill 3166 would ...

Under the proposed legislation, striking workers must go two weeks without pay before qualifying for unemployment benefits.

Natalie Pate / OPB Striking workers in Oregon are a ... Senate on Thursday. Senate Bill 916 passed by the bare minimum 16 votes in the 30-member chamber, with two Democrats bucking the rest ...

The pioneering bill squeaked through one chamber of the Legislature in Salem, but there were some Democratic dissenters.

Sen. Janeen Sollman, D-Hillsboro, was one of two Democrats who voted against Senate Bill 916 on Thursday. Sen. Jeff Golden, D-Ashland, expressed similar concerns. Golden said some Oregon cities ...

When Oregon Rep. Val Hoyle addressed the crowd of about 200 people at Springfield High School on March 19 she asked, “How ...