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In this Wednesday, June 23, 2021, photo, lawmakers meet in the Oregon House of Representatives during the legislative session at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Ore. (Abigail Dollins/Statesman-Journal via AP)
Oregon Legislature adjourns 2021 session marked by COVID

By Sara Cline Jun. 26, 2021 09:17 PM EDT

Brown: Oregon will fully reopen by June 30

By Sara Cline Jun. 25, 2021 02:57 PM EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown said Friday Oregon's COVID-19 related restrictions will be lifted by June 30 or once 70% of adults in the state...

FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2020, file photo, housing activists erect a sign in Swampscott, Mass. A federal freeze on most evictions is set to expire soon. The moratorium, put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September, was the only tool keeping millions of tenants in their homes. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
EXPLAINER: Backlog of aid slows Oregon eviction response

By Sara Cline Jun. 25, 2021 02:52 PM EDT

Oregon lawmakers discuss amendment to "pause" evictions

By Sara Cline Jun. 17, 2021 12:53 PM EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — With the state and federal eviction moratorium set to expire at the end of June, Oregon lawmakers are hastily working on an amendment to...

Employment Department’s domain registration expires

Jun. 15, 2021 09:10 AM EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Employment Department’s website for posting economic data went away over the weekend, apparently because the state didn’t...

Oregon's eviction moratorium to expire at the end of June

By Sara Cline Jun. 11, 2021 03:38 PM EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — As Oregon nears its vaccination target to reopen the economy, Gov. Kate Brown announced Friday she is extending the state's mortgage...

The desk of former Oregon state Rep. Mike Nearman, who was ousted by the House in a historic vote Thursday night, is seen with the nameplate removed Friday, June 11, 2021, at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Oregon. Republican lawmakers voted with majority Democrats to take the historic step of expelling the Republican member who let violent, far-right protesters into the state Capitol on Dec. 21. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky)
Oregon legislator is 1st-ever ousted after Statehouse breach

By Andrew Selsky Jun. 11, 2021 12:36 AM EDT

Oregon lawmakers expel Republican House legislator who let violent protesters into state Capitol during pandemic closure

Jun. 10, 2021 11:21 PM EDT
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers expel Republican House legislator who let violent protesters into state Capitol during pandemic closure. ...

FILE - In this Dec. 21, 2020, file photo, pro-Trump and anti-mask demonstrators hold a rally outside the Oregon State Capitol as legislators meet for an emergency session in Salem, Ore. Prosecutors have leveled criminal charges against a Republican member of the Oregon House of Representatives who let far-right rioters into the state Capitol that day. Rep. Mike Nearman was charged with official misconduct in the first degree and criminal trespass in the second degree. A special committee could recommend he be the first member of the House to be expelled in its 160-year history. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky, File)
Lawmakers remove state legislator over Oregon Capitol breach

By Andrew Selsky Jun. 10, 2021 02:29 PM EDT

21 Oregon counties in 'lower risk' level on Friday

By Sara Cline Jun. 08, 2021 03:08 PM EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — As Oregon moves closer to lifting COVID-19 related restrictions statewide and reopening the economy, Gov. Kate Brown announced Tuesday...

The office of Oregon Rep. Mike Nearman, is seen on Monday, June 7, 2021, in the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Ore. Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek wants to expel the Republican lawmaker who allowed violent protesters into the state Capitol in December. Video that emerged late Friday in local news reports that apparently showed Rep. Nearman choreographing how he would let protesters into the Capitol, which was closed to the public, exploded like a bombshell in the Legislature on Monday. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky)
Oregon lawmaker faces expulsion in assault on state Capitol

By Andrew Selsky Jun. 07, 2021 01:37 PM EDT

Oregon closing in on vaccination goal and reopening economy

By Sara Cline Jun. 04, 2021 02:49 PM EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown announced Friday that Oregon is close to lifting mask, physical distancing and capacity restrictions statewide. ...

Oregon Legislature makes cocktails to-go permanent

Jun. 02, 2021 08:30 AM EDT
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers have passed a bill allowing the sale of cocktails to-go to continue after the COVID-19 pandemic. The...

National Guard asked to help staff Oregon State Hospital

May. 28, 2021 01:34 PM EDT
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Significant staffing shortages at the Oregon State Hospital prompted health officials to call for the National Guard’s assistance at the...

Oregon reaches 200,000 confirmed coronavirus cases

By Sara Cline May. 27, 2021 06:19 PM EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon has surpassed 200,000 confirmed coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic, health officials said Thursday. ...

Oregon's Multnomah County meets governor's vaccine goal

By Sara Cline May. 25, 2021 08:04 PM EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — For the first time in months, restaurants in Multnomah County — Oregon's most populous county and home to Portland — will open for 50%...

Vaccinated section opening for Portland Trail Blazers' games

By Sara Cline May. 24, 2021 02:34 PM EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — As the Portland Trail Blazers continue their run in the NBA Western Conference Playoff, Gov. Kate Brown announced on Monday that the Moda...

FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2020, file photo, Vanessa Mendez hugs her son, Evan Seppa, as he prepares to head into Elizabeth Page Elementary School for his first day of kindergarten in Springfield, Ore. Even as the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention moved earlier this month to ease indoor mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people, states like Oregon and Washington are still holding on to certain longtime coronavirus restrictions. (Andy Nelson/The Register-Guard via AP, File)
Oregon among blue states slow at lifting COVID restrictions

By Sara Cline May. 22, 2021 11:40 AM EDT

Judge denies businesses seeking block on COVID restrictions

May. 22, 2021 09:10 AM EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has determined that a group of businesses and political action committees that sought to block Oregon Gov. Kate Brown’s...

New law gives Oregon tenants until 2022 to pay back rent

By Sara Cline May. 19, 2021 08:30 PM EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed a measure into law Wednesday that gives tenants facing financial struggles during the coronavirus pandemic...