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Oregon Democrats vote to fine absent senators amid GOP walkout
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Senate Democrats plan to start fining their absent colleagues amid a month-long Republican walkout, a move they hope will pressure boycotting lawmakers to return to the chamber as hundreds of bills languish amid the partisan stalemate. In a procedural move...
Oregon youths’ climate lawsuit against US government can proceed to trial, judge rules
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge ruled on Thursday that a lawsuit brought by young Oregon-based climate activists can proceed to trial years after they first filed the lawsuit in an attempt to hold the nation’s leadership accountable for its role in climate change. U.S....
California advances fentanyl bills focused on prevention, increased penalties
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers have advanced more than a dozen bills aiming to address the fentanyl crisis, including some that would impose harsher prison sentences for dealers, ahead of a critical deadline this week. Legislators in the Assembly and Senate debated...
GOP walkout in Oregon Senate now in 5th week; uncertain if boycotters will be sanctioned
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The longest-ever walkout in the Oregon Legislature completed its fourth week on Wednesday as the enforceability of a ballot measure that would disqualify the boycotters from immediate reelection appeared in doubt. By all appearances, Oregon’s 2023 legislative...
Truck driver indicted on manslaughter charges after deadly Oregon crash that killed 7 farmworkers
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The driver of the semitruck involved in a fatal crash on Interstate 5 in Oregon earlier this month that left seven farmworkers dead has been indicted on charges of manslaughter, court documents show. A grand jury in Marion County Court on Tuesday indicted...
A veggie burger even Memorial Day meat eaters will love
While meat lovers look forward to a Memorial Day barbecue, many people might be looking for a vegetarian option. With their high protein content, black beans lend meaty substance to veggie burgers. Too often, though, the patties turn to mush. So for this recipe from our book “Cook...
Walsh hits go-ahead homer, Oregon beats Arizona 5-4, wins Pac-12 Tournament
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Jacob Walsh hit the go-ahead home run in the bottom of the sixth inning and Oregon held on to beat Arizona 5-4 Saturday night and win the Pac-12 Conference Tournament. No. 6 seed Oregon (36-20) has won six games in a row and clinched the program's first...
Ceballos powers Oregon into Pac-12 title game with 12-7 victory over Washington
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Sabin Ceballos drove in six runs with three hits and Oregon cruised to a 12-7 victory over Washington on Friday in the semifinals of the Pac-12 Tournament. Oregon will play the winner between No. 1 seed Stanford, ranked No. 5 in the coaches' poll, and...
Oregon, awash in treatment funds after decriminalizing drugs, now must follow the money
Funding for drug treatment centers in Oregon, financed by the state's pioneering drug decriminalization policy, stood at over a quarter-billion dollars Friday as officials called for closer monitoring of where the money goes. That need for oversight was demonstrated Wednesday when...
Ducks rally to top Stanford 8-6 in 10, reach Pac-12 semifinals
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Sabin Ceballos homered to center field leading off the top of the 10th inning to spark Oregon's 8-6 comeback win over top-seeded Stanford on Thursday night, wrapping up pool play in the Pac-12 Tournament. Both teams advance to Friday's semifinals with...
