Oregon’s house speaker Tina Kotek (D.) defended her staffer who was arrested in Portland this weekend for interfering with police during a riot.
Oregon congressman Earl Blumenauer (D.) said Tuesday morning that Portland isn’t “out of control,” but rather, “there are some people who have strong feelings," after protesters attacked federal officers with fireworks this weekend.
One of the country's top liberal labor unions is spending dramatically less on political activities and lobbying in union stronghold Oregon, according to its annual report. The state's Service Employees International Union (SEIU) chapter reported just $1.6 million in political activities and lobbying in its 2019 report, down over $500,000 from 2018. 
Authorities in Oregon are offering a $2,500 reward in an effort to identify the individual(s) responsible for the death of a protected bald eagle after the bird's carcass was found face down in a creek earlier this month. 
Oregon Senate minority leader Herman Baertschiger said his caucus remains defiant in their efforts to stall proposed cap-and-trade legislation. 
Oregon's Gov. Kate Brown (D.) instructed the state police Thursday afternoon to round up Republican state senators who fled the state capitol in anticipation of a vote on cap-and-trade legislation they oppose. 
The National Republican Congressional Committee has launched an early $5,000 digital ad buy targeting Oregon Democratic congressman Peter DeFazio. 
The Oregon worker whose husband endured a brutal smear campaign from her own union will receive thousands of dollars for her back dues. 
Voters in Oregon will have the opportunity this November to decide the future of a decades-old sanctuary state law. 
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed full pardons for two Oregon ranchers serving federal prison time for setting fire to public land. 