District attorneys of Multnomah, Washington counties say their plan would immediately address unrepresented crisis
The Oregon Legislature is currently deciding how to tinker with the state's public defense system to meet the surge in criminal defendants going without attorneys.
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Oregon bill would let 16- and 17-year-olds vote in school board elections
Should 16-year-olds vote in school board elections? An Oregon bill says yes, sparking debate over teen civic engagement and maturity.
Oregon bill to lower voting age to 16 for school board elections draws heated testimony
A bill to allow 16- and 17-year-old Oregonians to vote in school board elections drew passionate testimony Monday, with supporters saying teens younger than 18 are eager to have a say in issues ...
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Oregon DMV restarts registering voters after fixing error that wrongly registered 1,600
Starting Wednesday, Oregon DMV offices started sending records to the Oregon Secretary of State’s office for automatic voter registration. The program was put on hold in Oct. after clerical and ...
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Veterans rally at State House to oppose bill restructuring veterans affairs leadership
Veterans gathered at the Alabama State House to oppose a bill changing the selection and duties of leadership at the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA) and State Board of Veterans Affairs.
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Oregon Gov. Kotek talks homelessness, education, federal funding and more at roundtable
The governor started off by discussing homelessness in Oregon. Earlier in the day, she testified on behalf of House Bill ... are going into our districts – not only the state’s school funds ...
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Google says it's updating Canadian parks listed as state parks in its search and maps
Though the state park classification predates the current political climate, many users of Google Maps took notice of ... language coming from the White House has made people more attuned to ...
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Hundreds gather at State House to protest Musk’s involvement in Trump administration
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Hundreds gathered at the State House Saturday afternoon to protest Elon Musk’s involvement in the federal government and call on Rhode Island’s congressional ...
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Pillars of SALT: These House Republicans from purple districts will help decide how much, if at all, a deduction in state and local taxes rises
ORANGE, California — Southern California voters in the eastern Orange County 40th Congressional District ... the House GOP majority on how much to raise the deduction level for state and local ...
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Will be tabled in the ongoing Budget Session of the Assembly, CM calls it a historic step
The Uttarakhand Cabinet Wednesday approved a new draft law banning people from outside the state from buying agricultural and horticultural land in 11 of the state’s 13 districts. The new draft law ...
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Indiana House committee advances bill to explore annexing Illinois counties
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana House committee ... to leave a state. And for state's to redraw their borders, "you'd need the consent of both legislatures and Congress." That would be tough. Illinois state ...
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Former Oregon House Republican leader will run for Senate GOP leader’s seat
Former Oregon House Republican Leader Jeff Helfrich will run for the state Senate in 2026 ... that he plans to run for the 26th Senate District, which runs along with Columbia River Gorge and ...