Beaver State News

Governor Kotek worked successfully with Legislature to deliver on mission-focused agenda

Oregon Legislature Passes AG Rosenblum’s Long-Awaited Consumer Data Privacy Law

SB 619 creates strong, comprehensive consumer data privacy rights

Merkley, Welch, Dingell Crack Down on Pharmaceutical Greed, Introduce Bill to End Prescription Drugs Price Gouging

Bicameral legislation would help ensure Americans can get the medicines they need—provides roadmap to make sure Americans aren’t charged more than patients in other developed countries for the same drugs

Wyden Reintroduces Legislation to Improve Watershed Resilience and Health

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., this week reintroduced his bill to improve the resilience and health of the nation’s watersheds – the land leading into streams, rivers or lakes – as Oregon and the entire American West continue to suffer from severe drought.

Governor Tina Kotek Visits Marion County on One Oregon Listening Tour

16th tour stop included visits to Aumsville, Detroit, Silverton and Woodburn

AG Rosenblum: “Ghost Guns” Will Finally be Banned in Oregon!

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum celebrates the Oregon Legislature’s passage of House Bill 2005, which now heads to the Governor’s desk.

Wyden, Merkley Announce More Than $50 Million to Grant County and Beyond for Rural Broadband Infrastructure

U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley on June 20 announced that two organizations have earned $50 million in federal loans and grants for high-speed rural internet projects in Grant County and beyond.

Wyden, Merkley Introduce Legislation to Improve Water Access for Agriculture and Conservation as West Continues to Face Drought

U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., on June 21 reintroduced the Water for Conservation and Farming Act to help communities in Oregon and across the West suffering from ongoing drought.

ACRU’s West: Oregon policy on affirmative action 'systematically racist'

Oregon's policy of allowing affirmative action in areas such as public education and public employment reflects a philosophy that's "systematically racist," the executive director of the American Constitutional Rights Union (ACRU) said.

Treasurer Applauds Passage of Landmark Senate Bill 3

State Treasurer Tobias Read today applauded the legislature for approving Senate Bill 3, which will require that Oregon students take a personal finance class in high school.

Oregon DOJ Consumer Protection Office Urges Oregonians To Be Proactive In Wake Of DMV Data Breach

The Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicles division of ODOT confirmed Thursday that cybercriminals copied information on an estimated 3.5 million Oregon driver’s licenses and identification card holders , as part of the global MOVEit Transfer attack.

Merkley, Wyden, Bonamici and Blumenauer Announce $2.5 Million to Expand Oregon Solar Energy Workforce

Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici and Earl Blumenauer announced On June 20 that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding two Oregon workforce development and training centers a combined total of $2.5 million.

Wyden, Lee and Durbin Introduce PRESS Act to Protect Reporters’ First Amendment Rights Against Government Surveillance